Cold War Summits - 9781472529589

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Explore six pivotal summits that defined the beginning and end of the Cold War with "Cold War Summits: A History, From Potsdam to Malta" by Chris Tudda. This insightful paperback utilizes declassified documents from U.S., British, and other archives to reveal how the conflict evolved from an ideological struggle into a global one. Discover how newly independent nations in the 'Third World' became influential players in international relations, impacting their own destinies. This comprehensive history examines the key meetings of Potsdam (1945), Bandung (1955), Glassboro (1967), Beijing (1972), Vienna (1972), and Malta (1989) for the first time in a single volume. An introductory essay provides a historiographical analysis of Cold War summitry, while the conclusion ties these events together, demonstrating that the Cold War's history is understood not just through superpower meetings, but also by analyzing the agency of developing nations. Keywords: Cold War, Summits, History, Potsdam, Malta, Chris Tudda, Bloomsbury Publishing, Paperback, International Relations, Superpowers, Third World, Declassified Documents, 2015 Publication.