Why the Cold War Ended: A Range of Interpretations: 353 (Contributions in Political Science)

Michael E. Salla

ISBN 10: 0313295697 / ISBN 13: 9780313295690

Verlag: Praeger (UK), 1995

Providing viewpoints that offer an interpretive framework for understanding the end of the Cold War, this volume considers such questions as when the Cold War began, whether it was a genuine or a contrived conflict, and whether the West did indeed win the Cold War. Series: Contributions in Political Science. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 585. . 1995. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9780313295690

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Did the West win the Cold War? Was it a genuine or a contrived conflict? When did it begin? How was its cause related to its end? These are among the questions considered by the contributors of this volume. Asked to assess the combination of socio-political forces and events they attribute to ending the Cold War, they have come up with diverse theories that challenge the self-serving orthodoxy that claims Western military prowess, economic strength, and ideological superiority produced the triumph.

The contributors consider a range of views from the contention that the West's military resolve and economic capacity forced the Soviet Union into submission to arguments focusing on U.S. and West European peace movements and East European dissent movements. Between these diametric positions, they weigh the significance of such factors as the new thinking in the Soviet Union and the intelligentsia of Eastern Europe. Through a range of many views, they provide a broad interpretive framework for understanding the Cold War's end, and suggest how that understanding is related to the solving of future conflicts.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Dr. Michael Salla is an internationally recognized scholar in global politics, conflict resolution and U.S. foreign policy. He has taught at universities in the U.S. and Australia, including American University in Washington, DC. Today, he is most popularly known as a pioneer in the development of the field of 'exopolitics'; the study of the main actors, institutions and political processes associated with extraterrestrial life. He has been a guest speaker on hundreds of radio and TV shows, and featured at national and international conferences. His Amazon best selling Secret Space Program book series has made him a leading voice in the Truth Movement, and over 5000 people a day visit his website for his most recent articles. Dr. Salla's Website: www.exopolitics.org

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Titel: Why the Cold War Ended: A Range of ...
Verlag: Praeger (UK)
Erscheinungsdatum: 1995
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: New