Cold War Studies Books

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1. Transatlantic Relations since 1945: An Introduction

   By Jussi Hanhimaki, Benedikt Schoenborn, Barbara Zancheta

   The transatlantic relationship has been the bedrock of international relations since the end of World War II. This new textbook will focus on the period since the defeat of Nazi Germany, when the multitude of links between United States and Western Europe were created, extended, and multiplied.&...

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-48698-9 | Paperback (Routledge)

2. International History of the Vietnam War

   By Ang Cheng Guan

   This book attempts to complete the groundbreaking and seminal study of the Vietnam War from an international perspective began by the late-Ralph B. Smith in the 1980s, of which only three volumes of a projected five was completed. The most recent volume was published more than a decade ago in...

   April 2011 | 978-0-415-35095-2 | Hardback (Routledge)

3. Russia and the Cult of State Security: The Chekist Tradition, From Lenin to Putin

   By Julie Fedor

   This book explores the mythology woven around the Soviet secret police and the Russian cult of state security that has emerged from it. Tracing the history of this mythology from the Soviet period through to its revival in contemporary post-Soviet Russia, the volume argues that successive...

   March 2011 | 978-0-415-60933-3 | Hardback (Routledge)

4. The Nordic Countries in the Early Cold War, 1944-51: Documents on British Policy Overseas, Series I, Vol. IX

   Edited by Tony Insall, Patrick Salmon

   The end of the Second World War brought hopes of building a new society in Western Europe. This volume documents Foreign Office concerns about the range of problems, both multilateral and bilateral, which still remained to be resolved in the Nordic area, and describes the evolution of policies to...

   December 2010 | 978-0-415-59476-9 | Hardback (Routledge)

5. The End of the Cold War in The Third World: New Perspectives on Regional Conflict

   Edited by Artemy Kalinovsky, Sergei Radchenko

   This book examines the end of the Cold War in the Third World, and contributes to ongoing debates about regional conflicts, the role of great powers in the developing world, and the role of international actors. Relatively little has been written on the end of the Cold War in the Third...

   December 2010 | 978-0-415-60054-5 | Hardback (Routledge)

6. The Crisis of Détente in Europe: From Helsinki to Gorbachev 1975-1985

   Edited by Leopoldo Nuti

   This edited volume is the first detailed exploration of the last phase of the Cold War, taking a critical look at the crisis of détente in Europe in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The transition from détente to a new phase of harsh confrontation and severe crises is an interesting, indeed crucial...

   September 2010 | 978-0-415-60950-0 | Paperback (Routledge)

7. Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union in the Early Cold War: Reconciliation, comradeship, confrontation, 1953-1957

   By Svetozar Rajak

   This book provides a comprehensive insight into one of the key episodes of the Cold War – the process of reconciliation between Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union. At the time, this process had shocked the World as much as the violent break-up of their relations did in 1948. This book provides an...

   September 2010 | 978-0-415-38074-4 | Hardback (Routledge)
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   The Routledge Handbook of Transatlantic Security

   Edited by Jussi Hanhimäki, Georges-Henri Soutou, Basil Germond

   This new Handbook provides readers with the tools to understand the evolution of transatlantic security from the Cold War era to the early 21st century. After World War II, the US retained a strong presence as the dominant member of NATO throughout the Cold War. Former enemies, such as Germany,...

   June 2010 | 978-0-415-57283-5 | Hardback (Routledge)

9. The Globalization of the Cold War: Diplomacy and Local Confrontation, 1975-85

   Edited by Max Guderzo, Bruna Bagnato

   This book focuses on the globalisation of the Cold War in the years 1975-85, highlighting the transformation from bipolar US-Soviet competition to global confrontation. Offering a detailed analysis of this fundamental shift that occurred during this period, as well as the interconnections of...

   January 2010 | 978-0-415-55226-4 | Hardback (Routledge)

10. Origins of the European Security System: The Helsinki Process Revisited, 1965-75

    Edited by Andreas Wenger, Vojtech Mastny, Christian Nuenlist

    This edited volume explores the significance of the early ‘Helsinki process’ as a means of redefining and broadening the concept of security during the latter half of the Cold War. The early Helsinki process introduced innovative confidence-building measures, and made human rights a requirement...

    December 2009 | 978-0-415-57021-3 | Paperback (Routledge)