The Cold War (Contemporary History Series)

The Cold War (Contemporary History Series)

This study provides a fresh assessment of the entire course of the Cold War, and is based on insights into the structure of postwar international politics revealed by the collapse of the Soviet Union. Drawing on newly released material and scholarly research from both the West and former communist states, it argues that the Cold War can only be understood by exploring the interplay between ideology, domestic politics, and military security--not only in the US and the Soviet Union, but in other states and movements with a capacity for significant military and political action. Review ?The author displays extensive knowledge and sound judgment of the policies of nations whose histories are so rich and complex that many historians could spend a lifetime of study before uttering the kind of sensible pronouncements that Ball repeatedly makes....[A] valuable contribution to the Cold War corpus, as a reference text, as a possible course textbook, and as a model for all bold enough to write about international history.? ?Canadian Journal of History ?By writing a useful, judicious overview of the cold war from a multipolar perspective, Ball has made a valuable contribution to the literature.? ?The International History Review About the Author Simon Ball is a professor at University of Glasgow.