1st Edition

Deconstructing and Reconstructing the Cold War

By Shahin P. Malik, Alan P. Dobson Copyright 1999
300 Pages
by Routledge

300 Pages
by Routledge

300 Pages
by Routledge

Published in 1999. These essays are not deconstructive in the postmodern sense. None of the authors have that depth of scepticism about knowledge claims, but they are all concerned that the terms of reference of Cold War enquiry have been inappropriately bounded. The chapters by Murray and Reynolds specifically address the broad theoretical issues involved with paradigms and explanation. The... Read more

Part 1: Theory  1. Reconstructing the Cold War: The Evolution of a Consuming Paradigm Alastair Murray  2. Explaining the Cold War Charles Reynolds  Part 2: Stretching out the Paradigms  3. Anglo-American Relations and the Cold War Alan P. Dobson  4. The Limits of US Cold War Hegemony: Lessons from the Anglo-Iranian Oil Crisis Steve Marsh  5. Explaining Outside Interests in the Persian Gulf Shahin P. Malik   6. The Great Simplifier: The Cold War and South Africa 1948-1994 Graham Evans  7. The United States and India: The Challenge of Neutralism to Bipolarity Jacqueline Dix  Part 3: Beyond the Paradigms  8. The Cross and the Bear: The Vatican’s Cold War Diplomacy in East Central Europe David Ryall  9. Learning from the Cold War Nuclear Confrontation Paul Rogers  10. Soviet and Russian Perspectives on the Cold War Robert Bideleux  11. The Cold War in the Context of World History Clive Ponting.

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Shahin P. Malik, Alan P. Dobson