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" For the soul of mankind : "
Melvyn P. Leffler.
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845587
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Leffler, Melvyn P.,1945-
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For the soul of mankind : : the United States, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War /\ Melvyn P. Leffler.
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1st ed.
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New York :: Hill and Wang,, 2007.
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1 online resource (xx, 586 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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142996409X
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0374531420
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0809097176
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9780374531423
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9780809097173
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 545-570) and index.
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The origins of the Cold War, 1945-48 : Stalin and Truman -- The chance for peace, 1953-54 : Malenkov and Eisenhower -- Retreat from Armageddon, 1962-65 : Khrushchev, Kennedy, and Johnson -- The erosion of détente, 1975-80 : Brezhnev and Carter -- The end of the Cold War, 1985-90 : Gorbachev, Reagan, and Bush.
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To the amazement of the public, pundits, and even the policymakers themselves, the ideological and political conflict that had endangered the world for half a century came to an end in 1990. How did that happen' What caused the cold war in the first place, and why did it last as long as it did' The distinguished historian Melvyn P. Leffler homes in on four crucial episodes when American and Soviet leaders considered modulating, avoiding, or ending hostilities and asks why they failed: Stalin and Truman devising new policies after 1945; Malenkov and Eisenhower exploring the chance for peace after Stalin's death in 1953; Kennedy, Khrushchev, and LBJ trying to reduce tensions after the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962; and Brezhnev and Carter aiming to sustain dEtente after the Helsinki Conference of 1975. All these leaders glimpsed possibilities for peace, yet they allowed ideologies, political pressures, the expectations of allies and clients, the dynamics of the international system, and their own fearful memories to trap them in a cycle of hostility that seemed to have no end. Leffler's important book illuminates how Reagan, Bush, and, above all, Gorbachev finally extricated themselves from the policies and mind-sets that had imprisoned their predecessors, and were able to reconfigure Soviet-American relations after decades of confrontation.
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Cold War.
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World politics-- 1945-1989.
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Diplomatic relations.
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HISTORY-- United States-- 20th Century.
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World politics.
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Koude Oorlog.
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Soviet Union, Foreign relations, United States.
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United States, Foreign relations, Soviet Union.
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Soviet Union.
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Sovjet-Unie.
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United States.
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Verenigde Staten.
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| Dewey Classification
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327.7304709/045
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E183.8.S65L44 2007
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15.70bcl
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15.85bcl
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