Taught by esteemed professor and great courses favorite dr. Contemporary life is changing so rapidly that it can be breathtaking to take a step back and look at the cohesive story from 1990 to 2019, but this is precisely what america after the cold war. How the cold war saved marvel and birthed a generation of. Ten histories of the cold war worth reading council on foreign. Tsouras, a collection of alternate history scenarios in the cold war.
Espionage against the united states from the cold war. Drawing on a vast array of primary and secondary sources from latin american countries and the united states, iber analyzes how leftist cultural icons, artists, and intellectuals struggled to. In 1947, the truman doctrine was established introducing containment. The politics of insecurity, second edition 9780674244931. The period is generally considered to span the 1947 truman doctrine to the 1991 dissolution of the soviet union. Craig and fredrik logevall reexamine the successes and failures of americas cold war. The politics of insecurity craig, campbell, logevall, fredrik on. The cold war was an ongoing political rivalry between the united states and the soviet union and their respective allies that developed after world war ii.
Top 10 books about the cold war books the guardian. Project muse latin america and the global cold war. Discover librarianselected research resources on cold war from the questia. Farish addresses the global, national, laboratorythink tank, and urban dimensions of how the cold war created a new american sociopolitical consciousness that has not yet been left behind. The us used the monroe doctrine as a justification for resisting soviet influence in latin america and relied on the roosevelt corollary to rationalize intervention designed to prevent the spread of communism in the region. This provocative book lays bare the emergence of a political tradition in washington that feeds on external dangers, real or imagined, a mindset that inflames u. A thoughtprovoking and penetrating account of the postcold war follies and delusions that culminated in the age of donald trump from the bestselling author of the limits of power. It explores how the cold war was shaped by domestic events in both the u. It was waged on political, economic, and propaganda fronts and had only limited recourse to weapons. A common perception of the american indian activist movement is that it began with the occupation of alcatraz in 1969. Andrew bacevich explains how americas elites wasted the promise of the postcold war era. Our cold war history series looks at the great battle between the usa and ussr over more than four decades.
How victory in the cold war led to tragedy in the years. I find that many american elites have still not adjusted to the fact that such. A cold civil war is better than a hot civil war, but it is not a good situation for a country to be in. On the american side it is seen, notwithstanding mr. Sep 21, 2011 the cold war began after world war two. List of books and articles about cold war online research library. Mar 04, 2008 buy americas cold war reprint by craig, campbell isbn. Jan 07, 2020 the age of illusions how america squandered its cold war victory by andrew j. The age of illusions how america squandered its cold war victory. Competing with the soviets johns hopkins university. He demonstrates how the social sciences were militarized in the early cold war period, producing spatial knowledge that was of immediate use to the state as it sought to expand its reach across the globe. No other study explains how regional buddhism, us cold war policies, the asia foundation, and the world fellowship of buddhists helped change conservative thai buddhism into the politically involved institution that it is today. We discuss the nuclear bomb threat and the many shocking events that took place in countries and regions all over the world during the war.
For those of us who grew up during the cold war it was an. As the culture wars of the past several decades have intensifie. Michael dobbs michael dobbs, author, cold war books. A thoughtprovoking and penetrating account of the post cold war follies and delusions that culminated in the age of donald trump from the bestselling author of the limits of power. Americas history of preparing for, and trying to avoid, nuclear war. Andrew bacevich looks at the trump administration through the lens of the postcold war era. How america squandered its cold war victory, andrew bacevich ponders what it means to be an american. Evan thomas, the author of ikes bluff, is at work on a book about the last two weeks of world war ii. Buy a cheap copy of america, russia and the cold war book by walter f. Diederik oostdijk for my country, the netherlands carillon is a symbol of gratitude for the role the u. T he united states, andrew bacevich writes near the start of his account of postcoldwar america, is like the man who won the mega millions lottery. The new books subtitle is how america squandered its cold war victory. For latin america, the cold war was anything but cold.
Latin americas cold war hal brands harvard university. How america squandered its cold war victory, andrew bacevich ponders what it means to be an. Farish addresses the global, national, laboratorythink tank, and urban dimensions of how the cold war created a new american sociopolitical. Americas most important challenges preceded trump and will outlast him, andrew bacevich argues in this searing and powerful account of u.
Espionage against the us from the cold war to the present. As bukovsky wrote in his book, even the ageless james bond does not fight the kgb, but is most frequently in an alliance with the kgb, against some mythical supercorporation headed. The case for a narrower view of empire in the study of u. With its revealing insights into the partisan political influence upon u. The main enemies were the united states and the soviet union.
Gorbachevs adaptability, reagans engagement, and the end of the cold war by james graham wilson goodreads author 2. Latin america and the global cold war analyzes more than a dozen of latin americas forgotten encounters with africa, asia, and the communist world, and by placing the region in meaningful dialogue with the wider global south, this volume produces the first truly global history of contemporary latin america. Competing with the soviets offers a short, accessible introduction to the special role that science and technology played in maintaining state power during the cold. In this book, the first to take an international perspective on the postwar decades in the region, hal brands sets out to explain what exactly happened in latin america during the cold. The cold war rivalry between the united states and the soviet union lasted for decades and resulted in anticommunist suspicions and international incidents that led. When the cold war ended with the fall of the berlin wall, the washington establishment felt it.
New book presents a secret history of nuclear war planning. The cold war, modernism, and the netherlands carillon in arlington. Nor was it the socalled long peace afforded the worlds superpowers by their nuclear standoff. In a brilliant new interpretation, campbell craig and fredrik logevall reexamine the successes and failures of americas cold war. How the cold war saved marvel and birthed a generation of superheroes. Richard j walton traces the history of the cold war concentrating on the involvement of the united states and russia since 1945 and discusses how the policies and commitments of each country have perpetrated. The cold war not only comprised the dominant theme in american for. In the contours of america s cold war, matthew farish explores new ways of conceptualizing space as part of postworld war ii american militarism. On both sides the cold war can be seen as the surfacing of longstanding differences, as reactions from fear rather than in response to actual danger, as a series of missed opportunities for a detente.
Cold war terroreither executed, patronized, or excused by the united statesfortified illiberal forces, militarized societies, and broke the link between freedom and equality, thus greatly weakening the likelihood of such a fulfillment and making possible the reversal of the gains that had. The contours of americas cold war university of minnesota. It ended in victory for the united states, yet it was a costly triumph, claiming trillions of dollars in defense spending and the lives of nearly 100,000 u. Cia counterintelligence discussed his new book american spies. The cold war not only comprised the dominant theme in american foreign policy during the second half of the 20th century. Cold war history is now magazine, podcasts, blog and books. T he united states, andrew bacevich writes near the start of his account of postcoldwar america, is like the man who. This hostility between the two superpowers was first given its name by george orwell in an article published in 1945. Bacevich has written an interesting, coherent, and timely work, the age of illusion.
The new book s subtitle is how america squandered its cold war victory. Jan 30, 2020 americas history of preparing for, and trying to avoid, nuclear war. The cold war dominated world affairs during the half century following world war ii. This study by historian cobb makes the case that the period from the start of the cold war to 1968 was critical for generating ideas and training a new generation of leaders who brought issues of indian sovereignty. Its an attempt to construct a coherent metanarrative for us politics and foreign policy since 1989. Metropolitan bookshenry holt and company, newyork, 2020. Seen through the eyes of their son, it gives a view from another side of the cold war that of the committed american left.
Bacevich, a trenchant critic of american foreign policy and the author of several studies of. Alternate decisions of the cold war edited by peter g. In the contours of americas cold war, matthew farish explores new ways of conceptualizing space as part of postworld war ii american militarism. Another in his series of remarkable books, andrew j. Cold war, the open yet restricted rivalry that developed after world war ii between the united states and the soviet union and their respective allies. Latin america and the global cold war analyzes more than a dozen of latin america s forgotten encounters with africa, asia, and the communist world, and by placing the region in meaningful dialogue with the wider global south, this volume produces the first truly global history of contemporary latin america. This provocative book lays bare the emergence of a political tradition in washington that feeds on external dangers, real or imagined, a mindset that. Latin americas cold war hal brands harvard university press. Jan 07, 2020 in his latest book, the age of illusions. It uncovers a multitude of overlapping and sometimes conflicting iterations of third. The military regimes of latin america in the cold war is a book by historians herbert s. According to the author, what they did achieve was to show the world that the u. Klein and francisco vidal luna published by yale university press in 2017 synopsis. Waltons disavowal of passing judgment, as influenced by determination, after world war ii, to establish the economic ground rules.
At the height of the cold war, the book chronicles such luminaries as composerconductor leonard bernstein and pianist van cliburn. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The age of illusions is a wry and dark book aimed at dissecting decadeslong trends and first. Our side had won, a verdict that was both decisive and irreversible. The book starts off with looking at latin america as a whole, and how the region was being converted to a dictatorship one country at a time. National clandestine service and former chief of cia counterintelligence discussed his new book american spies. T he united states, andrew bacevich writes near the start of his account of post cold war america, is like the man who. Bacevich, a trenchant critic of american foreign policy and the author of. The age of illusions is a book i wanted to really like, but it has a lot of trouble getting out of its own way. This book will anger many readers, but it should also ignite overdue debate about permanent war enabled by public apathy, and economic inequality produced by globalized neoliberalism.
Jan 20, 2016 top 10 books about the cold war the long, nucleararmed standoff that followed the second world war was a terrifying parody of peace which inspired some brilliant literature francesca kay. How victory in the cold war led to tragedy in the years after. Michael dobbs is a cold war historian and author of six months in 1945 and one minute to midnight. New book presents a secret history of nuclear war planning in america in the bomb, journalist fred kaplan reveals how u. Patrick iber examines the cold war through a different lens in his impressive book neither peace nor freedom.
The cold war was a period of geopolitical tension between the soviet union and the united states and their respective allies, the eastern bloc and the western bloc, after world war ii. Advising the householder on protection against nuclear. A new history by john lewis gaddis, the global cold war by odd arne westad, george f. The age of illusions how america squandered its cold war victory by andrew j. Such metanarratives are very difficult to construct in a meaningful and substantive way. Including extensive, balanced information, keen insights, and helpful research tools, this book provides a valuable reso. List of books and articles about cold war online research. When the cold war ended with the fall of the berlin wall, the washington establishment felt it had prevailed in a worldhistorical struggle.
The cold war is the term used to define the period between the end of world war ii in 1945 and the ultimate collapse of the soviet union and its satellite states in 1991. The contours of americas cold war is an outstanding book directed at understanding the varied geographical underpinnings of the conduct of the cold war in the u. Jan 10, 2020 andrew bacevich explains how americas elites wasted the promise of the postcold war era. This provocative book lays bare the emergence of a. In beautiful, compelling prose, america s cold war unearths the inner dynamic of american foreign policy by highlighting its intimate but hidden links with both domestic politics and economics. The cold war got its name because both sides were afraid of fighting each other directly. The cold war rivalry between the united states and the soviet union lasted for decades and resulted in anticommunist suspicions and international incidents that led the two superpowers to the. Using extensive materials from both published and private sources, this concise text focuses on united statessoviet diplomacy to explain the causes and. Underlying our cold civil war is the fact that america is torn increasingly between two rival constitutions, two cultures, two ways of life. The problem is that the elites in nearly every country have become rotten and socialist.
The united states wages cold war in latin america is a comprehensive yet concise analysis of u. Top 10 books about the cold war the long, nucleararmed standoff that followed the second world war was a terrifying parody of peace which inspired some brilliant literature francesca kay. Competing with the soviets offers a short, accessible introduction to the special role that science and technology played in maintaining state power during the cold war, from the atomic bomb to the human genome project. Dec 12, 2017 patrick iber examines the cold war through a different lens in his impressive book neither peace nor freedom. Americas cold war campbell craig, fredrik logevall. Their new books take different approaches, but together offer a stinging appraisal of americas postcold war adventurism. The protatgonists in the cold war were the west, led by the united states, and the eastern bloc, led by the soviet union. Popular cold war history books goodreads share book. When the cold war ended with the fall of the berlin wall, the washington establishment felt. Both would make worldchanging impressions while performing in russia but, alas, without changing the world. Competing with the soviets johns hopkins university press books. Jan 27, 2020 new book presents a secret history of nuclear war planning in america in the bomb, journalist fred kaplan reveals how u.
219 87 1293 1360 1142 1083 513 623 944 508 1489 62 625 930 825 1419 726 779 22 1104 940 300 1048 130 979 781 829 1046 475 431 1033 1013 964 854 747 537 749 50 1121 484 34 29 317 1065 428 1205 1273