The United States and the Origins of the Cold War, 1941-1947
- ISBN-10
- 023112239X
- ISBN-13
- 9780231122399
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 396
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Author
- John Lewis Gaddis
Description
John Lewis Gaddis' acclaimed history of U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union during and immediately after World War II is now available with a new preface by the author. 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, and in doing so seeks to analyze these determinants of policy in terms of their full diversity and relative significance.
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Other editions
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- 1972
- 396 pages
- Paperback
- New York : Columbia University Press
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