This innovative collection deals with the ideational, cultural, political and strategic aspects of the multifaceted Cold War. Drawing on the work of numerous established scholars and experts, this volume combines knowledge of the subject with key intellectual trends that have been developed over recent years.

Autorentext
RICHARD J. ALDRICH Professor of Politics, University of Nottingham, UK CHRISTOPH BLUTH Professor of International Studies, University of Leeds, UK LAWRENCE FREEDMAN Professor of War Studies and Vice-Principal (Research), King's College, London, UK JUSSI M. HANHIMÄKI Professor of International History and Politics, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland IAN JACKSON Senior Lecturer in International Relations, De Montfort University, UK LAWRENCE S. KAPLAN Professor Emeritus of History and Director Emeritus, Lymann L. Lemmitzer Center for NATO and European Union Studies, Kent State University, USA JOHN KENT Reader in International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK WOLFGANG KRIEGER Professor of Modern History, Universität Marburg, Germany PATRICK MAJOR Senior Lecturer in History, University of Warwick, UK RANA MITTER Lecturer in the History and Politics of Modern China, University of Oxford, UK LEOPOLDO NUTI Professor of History of International Relations, School of Political Science, University of Roma Tre, Italy VLADISLAV ZUBOK Associate Professor of History, Temple University, USA

Inhalt
Introduction; G.Hughes & S.R.Dockrill International System; W.Krieger National Security and National Interest; J.M.Hanhimäki Ideology - East; L.Nuti & V.Zubok Alliance; L.S.Kaplan Strategy; L.Freedman & G.Hughes Economics; I.Jackson Science and Technology; C.Bluth Intelligence; R.J.Aldrich Culture; R.Mitter & P.Major Decolonisation and Empire; J.Kent