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The Cold Warby Wendy Conklin
Shell Education 2007; US$ 8.99The Cold War was a different kind of war that lasted for more than 40 years. Countries did not shoot at one another, but they spied on and competed against one another. It was a war of beliefs as the United States believed in democracy and the Soviet Union advocated communism. more...
States and Nationalism in Europe Since 1945by Malcolm Anderson
Routledge 2000; US$ 28.95Examines the ceaseless controversies surrounding the ideas of the nation and nationalism, and shows that they are far from dead in twenty-first century Europe. more...
Cold Warby David Painter
Routledge 1999; US$ 29.95The Cold War dominated international relations for forty-five years and hardly any part of the world escaped its influence. David Painter provides a compact and analytical study that examines its origins, course and end. more...
Understanding Post-War British Societyby James Obelkevich; Peter Catterall
Routledge 1994; US$ 53.95Brings together the perspectives of leading sociologists and social historians to understand the shaping of British society. An illuminating Bnd comprehensive account of post-war British History. more...
Politics of Apolitical Cultureby Giles Scott-Smith
Routledge 2001; US$ 160.00This book analyses a key episode in the cultural Cold War - the formation of the Congress for Cultural Freedom. This study combines archival research, cultural history and the theory of Gramscian political economy. more...
Deliver Us From Evilby William Shawcross
Simon & Schuster 2002; US$ 12.99Reporting from war zones around the globe, acclaimed journalist William Shawcross gives us an unforgettable portrait of a dangerous world and of the brave men and women, ordinary and extraordinary, who risk their lives to make and keep the peace. The end of the Cold War was followed by a decade of regional and ethnic wars, massacres and forced exiles, and by constant calls for America to lead the international community as chief peace-keeper. The efforts of that community -- identified with the United Nations but often dominated by the world's wealthy nations -- have had mixed results. In Africa, the West is accused of indifference or too little, too late. In Cambodia, the UN presides over free elections, but the results are overridden.... more...
Never Learn to Typeby Margaret Joan Anstee
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2003; US$ 16.95A fascinating account of a remarkable life that took the author, through hard work and determination, from rural England to the highest ranks of the United Nations Dame Margaret Anstee was born in the 1920s to a poor family in rural Essex. With the support of her parents and through her own determination, she graduated from Cambridge with first class honours, and entered the Foreign Office where she worked with the spy Donald Maclean shortly before his defection with Guy Burgess. Her career here ended as was customary at the time, when she married a diplomat and was posted to Singapore. As the marriage began to fail Margaret accepted a job at the United Nations in order to earn her fare back to England. It was the start of a career that... more...
Reconstruction of Western Europe, 1945-51by Alan S. Milward
Routledge 1987; US$ 43.95`This is an indispensable book for anyone who wishes to be able to discuss intelligently the reshaping of Europe after the war.' From the Times Higher Education Supplement more...
Military Intervention in the 1990sby Richard Connaughton; Sir Harry Hinsley
Routledge 1992; US$ 42.95By considering the operational factors involved in all types of intervention, and by examining some of the historical precedents for these operations, Richard Connaughton provides a timely interpretation of international affairs. more...
Cold Warby John W. Mason
Routledge 1996; US$ 23.95Mason provides concise coverage of the Cold War, paying particular attention to the Soviet-American dimension and drawing on the latest research of revisionist scholars. Complex events are clearly explained making this an ideal introductory text. more...