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Coming Storm
Power, Conflict and Warnings from History
Inbunden, 2026
4,5 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
247 kr
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A prescient, thoughtful and chilling examination of the current state of the worldIf there are lessons from history, now is the time when we need to heed them, so that we do not end up in another Great Power war because of the fatal combinations of jingoism, fear, fatalism, and sheer stupidity that …
Cold War
A World History
Häftad, 2018
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
207 kr
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'Masterly ... a book of resounding importance for appraising our global future as well as understanding our past' Richard Davenport-Hines, The Times Literary Supplement, Books of the Year'A masterful survey that will set the standard for Cold War scholarship for years to come' Jonathan Steele, …
Coming Storm
Power, Conflict, and Warnings from History
Inbunden, 2026
339 kr
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An Economist best book of the year A Foreign Affairs best book of the year A Foreign Policy most anticipated book of the year From a renowned Yale historian comes a chilling look at the looming threat of the next Great Power war and the urgent interventions necessary to avoid it in the twenty-first …
Penguin History of the World
6th edition
Av J M Roberts, Odd Arne Westad m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
224 kr
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The completely updated edition of J. M. Roberts and Odd Arne Westad's widely acclaimed, landmark bestseller The Penguin History of the WorldFor generations of readers The Penguin History of the World has been one of the great cultural experiences - the entire story of human endeavour laid out in …
Great Transformation
China's Road from Revolution to Reform
Häftad, 2025
221 kr
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The first thorough account of a formative and little understood chapter in Chinese history “A superb history of China’s transition into and out of the Cultural Revolution. . . . Chen and Westad—two of the best archival historians of Communist China writing today—coolly but vividly recount the …
Cold War
A World History
E-bok, 2017
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
108 kr
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'Odd Arne Westad's daring ambition, supra-nationalist intellect, polyglot sources, masterly scholarship and trenchant analysis make The Cold War a book ofresounding importance for appraising our global future as well as understanding our past' Richard Davenport-Hines, TLS, Books of the YearAs …
Restless Empire
China and the World Since 1750
Häftad, 2014
171 kr
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Over the past 250 years of momentous change and dramatic upheaval, China has proved itself to be a Restless Empire.Tracing China’s course from the eighteenth-century Qing Dynasty to today's People’s Republic, Restless Empire shows how the country’s worldview has evolved. It explains how Chinese …
The Global Cold War
Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times
Häftad, 2007
404 kr
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The Cold War shaped the world we live in today - its politics, economics, and military affairs. This book shows how the globalization of the Cold War during the last century created the foundations for most of the key conflicts we see today, including the War on Terror. It focuses on how the Third …
Great Transformation
China’s Road from Revolution to Reform
Inbunden, 2024
479 kr
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The first thorough account of a formative and little understood chapter in Chinese history “A superb history of China’s transition into and out of the Cultural Revolution. . . . Chen and Westad—two of the best archival historians of Communist China writing today—coolly but vividly recount the …
The Cambridge History of the Cold War
Av Melvyn P. Leffler, Odd Arne Westad
Häftad, 2012
623 kr
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Volume II of The Cambridge History of the Cold War examines the developments that made the Cold War a long-lasting international system during the 1960s and 1970s. A team of leading scholars explains how the Cold War seemed to stabilize after the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 and how this sense of …
The Cambridge History of the Cold War
Av Melvyn P. Leffler, Odd Arne Westad
Häftad, 2012
636 kr
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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 …
Empire and Righteous Nation
600 Years of China-Korea Relations
Häftad, 2023
178 kr
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“The relationship between China and Korea is one of the most important, and least understood, in Asia. With the wisdom and clarity we have come to expect from Westad, this book illuminates the long history of these two neighbors.”—Rana Mitter, author of China’s Good War“A timely must-read primer on …
Penguin History of the World
6th edition
Av J M Roberts, Odd Arne Westad
E-bok, 2013
147 kr
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This is a completely new and updated edition of J. M. Roberts and Odd Arne Westad's widely acclaimed, landmark bestseller The Penguin History of the World.For generations of readers The Penguin History of the World has been one of the great cultural experiences - the entire story of human endeavour …
When Democracy Breaks
Studies in Democratic Erosion and Collapse, from Ancient Athens to the Present Day
Av Archon Fung, Archon Fung m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
1034 kr
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This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.Democracy is often described in two opposite ways, as either …
When Democracy Breaks
Studies in Democratic Erosion and Collapse, from Ancient Athens to the Present Day
Av Archon Fung, Archon Fung m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
561 kr
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This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.Democracy is often described in two opposite ways, as either …
When Democracy Breaks
Studies in Democratic Erosion and Collapse, from Ancient Athens to the Present Day
Av Odd Arne Westad, David Moss m. fl.
E-bok, 2024
266 kr
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This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Democracy is often described in two opposite ways, as either …
When Democracy Breaks
Studies in Democratic Erosion and Collapse, from Ancient Athens to the Present Day
Av Odd Arne Westad, David Moss m. fl.
E-bok, 2024
245 kr
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This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Democracy is often described in two opposite ways, as either …
The Cold War
A History in Documents and Eyewitness Accounts
Av Jussi M. Hanhimäki, Odd Arne Westad
Inbunden, 2003
1853 kr
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The Cold War contains a selection of official and unofficial documents which provide a truly multi-faceted account of the entire Cold War era. This volume presents the different kinds of materials necessary to understand what the Cold War was about, how it was fought, and the ways in which it …
The Cold War
A History in Documents and Eyewitness Accounts
Av Jussi M. Hanhimaki, Odd Arne Westad
Häftad, 2004
885 kr
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The Cold War contains a selection of official and unofficial documents which provide a truly multi-faceted account of the entire Cold War era. This volume presents the different kinds of materials necessary to understand what the Cold War was about, how it was fought, and the ways in which it …
Soviet Union in Eastern Europe, 1945–89
Av Westad, Sven G. Holtsmark m. fl.
Inbunden, 1994
1690 kr
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This volume brings together a series of recent analyses spanning the whole period of Soviet domination of Eastern Europe. The essays, by Western, Russian and East European experts present a wide and varied picture of the period. The authors use newly available materials to investigate different …
Third Indochina War
Conflict between China, Vietnam and Cambodia, 1972-79
Av Odd Arne Westad, Sophie Quinn-Judge
Inbunden, 2006
2585 kr
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This new collection explores the origins and key issues of the Third Indochina War, which began in 1979.Drawing on unique documentation from all sides, leading contributors reinterpret and demystify the long-term and immediate causes of the Vietnamese-Cambodian and Sino-Vietnamese conflicts. They …
Third Indochina War
Conflict between China, Vietnam and Cambodia, 1972-79
Av Odd Arne Westad, Sophie Quinn-Judge
Häftad, 2006
936 kr
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This new collection explores the origins and key issues of the Third Indochina War, which began in 1979.Drawing on unique documentation from all sides, leading contributors reinterpret and demystify the long-term and immediate causes of the Vietnamese-Cambodian and Sino-Vietnamese conflicts. They …
Reviewing the Cold War
Approaches, Interpretations, Theory
Inbunden, 2000
3262 kr
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Since the cold war ended, it has become an international field of study, with new material from China, the former Soviet Union and Europe. This volume takes stock of where these new materials have taken us in our understanding of what the cold war was about and how we should study it.
Reviewing the Cold War
Approaches, Interpretations, Theory
Häftad, 2000
846 kr
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Since the cold war ended, it has become an international field of study, with new material from China, the former Soviet Union and Europe. This volume takes stock of where these new materials have taken us in our understanding of what the cold war was about and how we should study it.
Decisive Encounters
The Chinese Civil War, 1946-1950
Inbunden, 2003
1505 kr
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The Chinese Civil War was one of the key conflicts of the twentieth century. The Communist victory determined Chinese history for several generations, and defined international relations in East Asia during the Cold War and after. Despite its importance and scope—its battles were the largest …
Decisive Encounters
The Chinese Civil War, 1946-1950
Häftad, 2003
354 kr
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The Chinese Civil War was one of the key conflicts of the twentieth century. The Communist victory determined Chinese history for several generations, and defined international relations in East Asia during the Cold War and after. Despite its importance and scope—its battles were the largest …
The Cambridge History of the Cold War
Av Melvyn P. Leffler, Odd Arne Westad
Häftad, 2012
589 kr
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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, …
Third Indochina War
Conflict between China, Vietnam and Cambodia, 1972-79
Av Sophie Quinn-Judge, Odd Arne Westad
E-bok, 2006
1074 kr
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This new collection explores the origins and key issues of the Third Indochina War, which began in 1979. Drawing on unique documentation from all sides, leading contributors reinterpret and demystify the long-term and immediate causes of the Vietnamese-Cambodian and Sino-Vietnamese conflicts. They …
