Cold War Crucible
Nonfiction, History, Asian, Korean War, Military, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, International Relations
| Author: | Masuda Hajimu | ISBN: | 9780674967045 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | January 5, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Masuda Hajimu |
| ISBN: | 9780674967045 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | January 5, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
After World War II, the major powers faced social upheaval at home and anti-colonial wars around the globe. Alarmed by conflict in Korea that could change U.S.-Soviet relations from chilly to nuclear, ordinary people and policymakers created a fantasy of a bipolar Cold War world in which global and domestic order was paramount, Masuda Hajimu shows.
After World War II, the major powers faced social upheaval at home and anti-colonial wars around the globe. Alarmed by conflict in Korea that could change U.S.-Soviet relations from chilly to nuclear, ordinary people and policymakers created a fantasy of a bipolar Cold War world in which global and domestic order was paramount, Masuda Hajimu shows.
