Carole fink cold war an international history ebook. The decadeslong cold war was more than a bipolar conflict between two superpowersit had implications. 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. This is an exciting time to research and write the history of the cold war. Fink provides new insights and perspectives on key events with an emphasis on people, power, and ideas. The cambridge history of the cold war chcw marks a coming of age for cold war studies. The cambridge history of the cold war edited by melvyn p. Cold war an international history 2nd edition by carole k. Between 2001 and 2008 he was a research fellow at the german historical insti. Ideal audience this lesson is designed for a secondary u. Cold war goes beyond usussr relations to explore the cold war from an international perspective, including developments in. I hope readers who lived through the cold war will also find the volume useful, because as marx once said groucho, not karl, outside of a.
Then america took the leadership of all the capitalist countries. An international history in this accessible, comprehensive retelling, carole k. This second edition brings the collection right up to date, including the newest research from the communist side of the cold war and the most recent debates on. Foreign relations, domestic politics, and the cold war, 19651974. An international history is a magnificent narrative of the cold war from a global perspective. An international history offers instructors, students, and the general public a wellorganized and highly readable survey of recent history in all its implications. Fink provides new insights and perspectives on key events with an emphasis on people, power, and ideas, along with cultural coverage from the beetle to the beatles. The carter administration and the promotion of human. British and american anticommunism before the cold war, marrku ruotsila 4. Bernd schaefer is a senior scholar with the woodrow wilson centers cold war international history project cwihp. Carole fink, a scholar of international history, modern european history, and historiography, joined the ohio state university faculty in 1991, received the universitys distinguished scholar award in 2007, and retired as humanities distinguished professor history emerita in 2011.
Kennedy, khrushchev, and castro on the brink of nuclear war by. Cold war international history project wilson center. Mcmahon cuban missile crisis october 1428, 1962 part of the cold war db 67258 one minute to midnight. With the use of archival resources from the former soviet union as well as from eastern europe, germany, and china, we are be. Fink also offers a broader time line of the cold war than any other text, charting the. War, violence, and fear of brutalization in postfirst world war britain. The path to fearless, effective cold calling the cold war. Soviet relations for decades and resurfaced as soon as the alliance against adolf hitler was no longer necessary. Europe, cold war and coexistence, 19531965, wilfred loth ed. Carole fink more than a bipolar conflict between two superpowers, the decadeslong cold war had implications for the entire world.
Fink provides new insights and perspectives on key events with an emphasis on people, power, and ideas, along with cultural coverage from. A new history china and the vietnam wars, 19501975 the new cold war history conflict after the cold war. The struggle for germany and the origins of the cold war melvyn p. Capitalism, the mass press, and the body of the worker in austrian socialism, 18881920. Fink also offers a broader time line of the cold war than any other text, charting the leadup to the conflict from the russian revolution to world war ii and discussing. This is unsurprising, given carole finks reputation for combining breadth of vision with meticulous transnational research.
More than a bipolar conflict between two superpowers, the decadeslong cold war had implications for the entire world. In this accessible, comprehensive retelling, carole k. This multivolume compilation provides a synthesis of the new cold war history. War, violence, and fear of brutalization in post first world war britain lawrence protestants, decolonization, and european integration, 18851961. Cold war goes beyond usussr relations to explore the cold war from an international perspective, including developments in africa, asia, and latin america. Fink the genoa conference, professor emerita of history at the ohio state u. Through an award winning digital archive, the project allows scholars, journalists, students, and the interested public to reassess the cold war and its many contemporary legacies. Fink the genoa conference, professor emerita of history at the ohio state u the long duel between the u. I hope readers who lived through the cold war will also find the volume useful, because as marx once said groucho, not karl, outside of a dog, a book is a mans best friend. Potsdam conference, the alliance started to crumble, july 1945 the cold war was fought on the political, economic, and propaganda fronts. The war on brigandage in france, 17971802 brown forging a peaceable kingdom. Carole finks outstanding study details israeliwest german relations during their first decade of formal diplomatic relations. After the second world war, the usa and ussr became two super powers. West germany and israel by carole fink cambridge university press.
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His overview is global in perspective and focuses on the interaction of international rivalries and national politics and policies. Fink history, emerita, ohio state univ defending the rights of others turns her considerable talents to the task of producing a global history of the cold war that extends back to 1917 when a kind of incipient cold war began between the united states and russia during the rise of the soviets and lenin. Arguments on causes of war and peace churchill and the bomb in war and cold war we gotta get out of this place. An international history by carole fink 76 ratings, 3. If you have access to this journal as a benefit of membership in the sponsoring organization, log in through the member link in the right column. Cold war an international history paperback carole k. A very short introduction mcmahon has produced a commanding short narrative of a vital period in recent world history. The struggle for germany and the origins of the cold war. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it.
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