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Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History

Cette série explore les événements complexes et les profonds changements sociétaux qui ont façonné l'Amérique moderne. Chaque volume propose un examen méticuleusement documenté des époques charnières, des luttes politiques et des révolutions culturelles. Elle offre aux lecteurs une compréhension globale de la vie américaine et de son évolution constante dans un passé récent. C'est une lecture essentielle pour ceux qui s'intéressent à la politique, à la sociologie et à l'identité américaine.

Destroying the Village
The United States and the Origins of the Cold War, 1941-1947

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  • This book moves beyond the focus on economic considerations that was central to the work of New Left historians, examining the many other forces-domestic politics, bureaucratic inertia, quirks of personality, and perceptions of Soviet intentions-that influenced key decision makers in Washington. schovat popis

    The United States and the Origins of the Cold War, 1941-1947
  • In the early days of the Cold War, thermonuclear conflict was everywhere an imminent threat. With the realization that mutual destruction was the likely result of a nuclear war, US policy makers were forced to articulate a coherent stance on what they would do if the United States went to war with the USSR. The paradox of defeat or mutual annihilation was one that plagued American policy makers and scholars, whatever their stated position.

    Destroying the Village