PALGRAVE ADVANCES IN COLD WAR HISTORY; ED. BY SAKI R. DOCKRILL

This Innovative Collection Deals With The Ideational, Cultural, Political And Strategic Aspects Of The Multifaceted Cold War. Drawing On The Work Of Numerous Established Scholars And Experts, This Volume Combines Knowledge Of The Subject With Key Intellectual Trends That Have Been Developed Over Recent Years. Edited By Saki R. Dockrill And Geraint Hughes. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 289-295) And Index. The Crusades were a startling and spectacular phenomenon which exerted a powerful influence on European development over a period of many centuries. Much recent writing has been devoted to explaining how the crusades began and what they achieved. Aimed both at postgraduates and at professional academics, this volume is intended as an introductory guide and analysis of how different aspects of crusading studies have developed. Rather than giving an account of events, each chapter offers an interpretative and historiographical study. The contributors include older scholars with a well-established reputation within and outside the field of crusading studies and younger scholars whose work has already made an impact within the field, working in France, Germany, Greece, the UK and the USA. Their various approaches to the debates they discuss present readers who are approaching the subject for the first time with an overview of the wide spectrum of views held by scholars in this area Palgrave Advances in Cold War History is a multidisciplinary account of the Cold War, examining ten key concepts which underpinned the period and drawing on the work of established scholars. The concepts discussed include the relevant ideology, culture, strategy, the international system, economics and trade, and science and technology. This book successfully combines knowledge of the Cold War with key intellectual trends developed over recent years. It will not only inform readers about the current state of the discipline, but also enhance students' abilities to further their own research and study into the area. Scholarly interpretations of each concept and subject allow readers to follow the wider international and interdisciplinary dimensions to the history of the Cold War as more than just a confrontation between superpowers Introduction : The Cold War as history / Geraint Hughes and Saki Ruth Dockrill The international system / Wolfgang Krieger National security and national interest / Jussi Hanhimäki Ideology / Leopoldo Nuti and Vladislav Zubok Alliance / Lawrence Kaplan Strategy / Lawrence Freedman and Geraint Hughes Economics / Ian Jackson Science and technology / Christoph Bluth Intelligence / Richard Aldrich Culture / Patrick Major and Rana Mitter Decolonisation and empire / John Kent. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Introduction: The Cold War as History....Pages 1-18 The International System....Pages 19-51 National Security and National Interest....Pages 52-72 Ideology....Pages 73-110 Alliance....Pages 111-129 Strategy....Pages 130-165 Economics....Pages 166-188 Science and Technology....Pages 189-209 Intelligence....Pages 210-239 Culture....Pages 240-262 Decolonisation and Empire....Pages 263-288 Back Matter....Pages 289-303

This book deals with the ideational, cultural, political and strategic aspects of the multifaceted Cold War. Drawing on the work of numerous established scholars and experts, this volume of collected essays combines knowledge of the subject with key intellectual trends that have been developed over recent years. It is an informative and updated account of the subject to familiarize readers with the current state of the discipline.

This is a multidisciplinary account of the subject. The book examines familiar concepts such as ideology, culture, and strategy that shaped the texture of the Cold War, updating our understanding of the recent past and providing a valuable source for scholars and students of international relations and contemporary history Jeffrey Haynes offers readers an understanding of the disparate theories concerning development, their assumptions & the intellectual forces that underpin them