The Cold War - 9780415194464

Taylor & Francis

The Cold WarAn International History\nAuthor(s): David Painter\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415194464, 978-0415194464\nSynopsis\nThe Cold War dominated international relations for forty-five years. It shaped the foreign policies of the United States and the Soviet Union and deeply affected their societies, domestic situations and their government institutions. Hardly any part of the world escaped its influence.\n\nDavid Painter provides a compact and analytical study that examines the origins, course, and end of the Cold War. His overview is global in perspective, with an emphasis on the Third World as well as the contested regions of Asia and Central America, and a strong consideration of economic issues. He includes discussion of:\n\nthe global distribution of power\nthe arms race\nthe world economy.\n\nThe Cold War gives a concise, original and interdisciplinary introduction to this international state of .