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  • The Specter of Communism

    The United States and the Origins of the Cold War, 1917-1953

    par Melvyn P. Leffler ...
    Collections series Hill and Wang Critical Issues
    The Hill and Wang Critical Issues Series: concise, affordable works on pivotal topics in American history, society, and politics.The Specter of Communism is a concise history of the origins of the Cold War and the evolution of U.S.-Soviet relations, from the Bolshevik revolution to the death of Stalin. Using not only American documents but also those from newly opened archives in Russia, China, ... En savoir plus

    $21.99 CAD

  • Safeguarding Democratic Capitalism

    U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security, 1920–2015

    par Melvyn P. Leffler ...
    Safeguarding Democratic Capitalism gathers together decades of writing by Melvyn Leffler, one of the most respected historians of American foreign policy, to address important questions about U.S. national security policy from the end of World War I to the global war on terror. Why did the United States withdraw strategically from Europe after World War I and not after World War II? How did World ... En savoir plus

    $17.59 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • A Preponderance of Power: National Security, the Truman Administration, and the Cold War

    par Melvyn P. Leffler ...
    In the United States the Cold War shaped our political culture, our institutions, and our national priorities. Abroad, it influenced the destinies of people everywhere. It divided Europe, split Germany, and engulfed the Third World. It led to a feverish arms race and massive sales of military equipment to poor nations. For at least four decades it left the world in a chronic state of tension where ... En savoir plus

    $13.73 CAD

  • Confronting Saddam Hussein

    George W. Bush and the Invasion of Iraq

    par Melvyn P. Leffler ...
    A vivid portrayal of what drove George W. Bush to invade Iraq in 2003--an outcome that was in no way predetermined. America's decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003 is arguably the most important foreign policy choice of the entire post-Cold War era. Nearly two decades after the event, it remains central to understanding current international politics and US foreign relations. In Confronting ... En savoir plus

    $22.79 CAD

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  • The Cambridge History of the Cold War: Volume 1, Origins

    Modifié par Melvyn P. Leffler, Odd Arne Westad ...
    Collections series The Cambridge History of the Cold War
    This volume examines the origins and early years of the Cold War. In the first comprehensive reexamination of the period, a team of leading scholars shows how the conflict evolved from the geopolitical, ideological, economic and sociopolitical environments of the two world wars and interwar period, and discusses how markets, ideas and cultural interactions affected political discourse, diplomacy ... En savoir plus

    $44.99 CAD

  • America on the World Stage

    A Global Approach to U.S. History

    par Organization of American Historians, Ted Dickson, David Armitage, Stephen Aron, Edward L. Ayers, Thomas Bender, Stuart M. Blumin, J. D. Bowers, Stuart M. Burton0, Charap1, Jonathan Chu2, Kathleen Dalton3, Betty A. Dessants4, Kevin Gaines5, Fred Jordan6, Melvyn P. Leffler7, Louisa B. Moffitt8, Philip D. Morgan9, Mark A. Noll0, Gary W. Reichard1, Daniel T. Rodgers2, Leila J. Rupp3, Brenda Santos4, Gloria Sesso5, Shammas Carole6, Suzanne M. Sinke7, Omar Valerio-Jimenez8, Penny M. Von Eschen9, Patrick Wolfe0, Pingchao Zhu1 ...
    Recognizing the urgent need for students to understand the emergence of the United States' power and prestige in relation to world events, Gary W. Reichard and Ted Dickson reframe the teaching of American history in a global context. Each essay covers a specific chronological period and approaches fundamental topics and events in United States history from an international perspective, emphasizing ... En savoir plus

    $32.99 CAD

  • Shaper Nations

    Strategies for a Changing World

    Modifié par William I. Hitchcock, Melvyn P. Leffler, Jeffrey W. Legro ...
    Shaper Nations provides illuminating perspectives on the national strategies of eight emerging and established countries that are shaping global politics at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The volume’s authors offer a unique viewpoint: they live and work primarily in the country about which they write, bringing an insider’s feel for national debates and politics.The conventional wisdom ... En savoir plus

    $46.19 CAD

  • For the Soul of Mankind

    The United States, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War

    par Melvyn P. Leffler ...
    "A masterful account of the Cold War by a distinguished historian in full stride." —G. John Ikenberry, Foreign AffairsTo the amazement of the public, pundits, and even the policymakers themselves, the ideological and political battles that endangered the world for half a century came to an end in 1990. How did that happen? What caused the cold war in the first place, and why did it last as long as ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD

  • The Elusive Quest

    America's Pursuit of European Stability and French Security, 1919-1933

    par Melvyn P. Leffler ...
    Leffler argues that American officials did not disregard European developments after World War I but, rather, they sought to settle the war debt and reparations controversies, to stabilize European currencies, and to revive European markets. Leffler bridges the gap between revisionist and traditionalist studies by integrating the diverse aspects of foreign policy and elucidates many new aspects of ... En savoir plus

    $34.99 CAD

  • The Cambridge History of the Cold War: Volume 3, Endings

    Modifié par Melvyn P. Leffler, Odd Arne Westad ...
    Collections series The Cambridge History of the Cold War
    Volume III of The Cambridge History of the Cold War examines the evolution of the conflict from the Helsinki Conference of 1975 until the Soviet collapse in 1991. A team of leading scholars analyzes the economic, social, cultural, religious, technological and geopolitical factors that ended the Cold War and discusses the personalities and policies of key leaders such as Brezhnev, Reagan, Gorbachev ... En savoir plus

    $44.99 CAD

  • In Uncertain Times

    American Foreign Policy after the Berlin Wall and 9/11

    Modifié par Melvyn P. Leffler, Jeffrey W. Legro ...
    Collections series Miller Center of Public Affairs Books
    In Uncertain Times considers how policymakers react to dramatic developments on the world stage. Few expected the Berlin Wall to come down in November 1989; no one anticipated the devastating attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in September 2001. American foreign policy had to adjust quickly to an international arena that was completely transformed.Melvyn P. Leffler and Jeffrey W. ... En savoir plus

    $25.99 CAD

  • Shaper Nations

    Strategies for a Changing World

    Modifié par William I. Hitchcock, Jeffrey W. Legro, Melvyn P. Leffler ...
    Shaper Nations provides illuminating perspectives on the national strategies of eight emerging and established countries that are shaping global politics at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The volume’s authors offer a unique viewpoint: they live and work primarily in the country about which they write, bringing an insider’s feel for national debates and politics.The conventional wisdom ... En savoir plus

    $46.99 CAD