Screen LibraryAmerica in the Cold War : a reference guide /
"The Cold War not only comprised the dominant theme in American foreign policy during the second half of the 20th century; its influence was also embedded into American culture. The half-century duration of the Cold War was an extended learning period during which the United States found that i...
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ABC-CLIO,
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| Publisher Address: | Santa Barbara, California : |
| Publication Dates: | [2014] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Guides to historic events in America
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"The Cold War not only comprised the dominant theme in American foreign policy during the second half of the 20th century; its influence was also embedded into American culture. The half-century duration of the Cold War was an extended learning period during which the United States found that it could no longer remain an isolationist nation in a complex, quickly evolving, and dangerous world. This book covers the entire scope of the Cold War, from its background and origins before and after World War II to the collapse of the Soviet Union on December 25, 1991, providing coverage of key event |
| Carrier Form: | xxxiv, 312 pages : photos, map ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781610692069 (hardcopy : acid-free paper) : 1610692063 (hardcopy : acid-free paper) |
| Index Number: | E743 |
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K712.54 D871.29 D503 |
| Call Number: | D503/W186 |
| Contents: | Historical overview -- Origins and early years of the Cold War -- McCarthyism, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and the culture of the Cold War -- Cuban missile crisis -- Vietnam, détente, and Watergate -- The end of the Cold War and beyond -- Biographies : Dean Acheson ; Elizabeth T. Bentley ; Charles E. Bohlen ; John Foster Dulles ; J. William Fulbright ; William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr. ; Thomas Emmet Hayden ; J. [John] Edgar Hoover ; George F. Kennan ; Robert F. Kennedy ; Heinz Alfred "Henry" Kissinger ; Fulton Lewis, Jr. ; George C. Marshall ; Joseph R. McCarthy ; George McGovern ; Arthur A. |