The Origins of the Cold War: An International History (Rewriting Histories)

The Cold War dominated the world political arena for forty-five years. Focusing on the international system and on events in all parts of the globe, Melvyn P. Leffler and David S. Painter have brought together a truly international collection of articles that provide a fresh and comprehensive analysis of the origins of the Cold War. Moving beyond earlier controversies, this edited collection focuses on the interaction between geopolitics and threat perception, technology and strategy, ideology and social reconstruction, national economic reform and patterns of international trade, and decolonization and national liberation. The editors also consider how and why the Cold War spread from Europe to Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America and how groups, classes and elites used the Cold War to further their own interests. This second edition includes the newest research from the Communist side of the Cold War and the most recent debates on culture, race and the role of intelligence analysis. Also included is a completely new section dealing with the Cold War crises in Iran, Turkey and Greece and a guide to further reading. The Cold War Dominated The World Political Arena For Forty-five Years. Focusing On The International System And On Events In All Parts Of The Globe, Melvyn P. Leffler And David S. Painter Have Brought Together A Truly International Collection Of Articles That Provide A Fresh And Comprehensive Analysis Of The Origins Of The Cold War. Moving Beyond Earlier Controversies, This Edited Collection Focuses On The Interaction Between Geopolitics And Threat Perception, Technology And Strategy, Ideology And Social Reconstruction, National Economic Reform And Patterns Of International Trade, And Decolonization And National Liberation. The Editors Also Consider How And Why The Cold War Spread From Europe To Asia, Africa, The Middle East And Latin America And How Groups, Classes And Elites Used The Cold War To Further Their Own Interests. Introduction : The International System And The Origins Of The Cold War / David S. Painter And Melvyn P Leffler -- National Security And Us Foreign Policy / Melvyn P. Leffler -- National Security And Soviet Foreign Policy / Michael Mccgwire -- The Atomic Bomb And The Origins Of The Cold War / Martin J. Sherwin -- The Soviet Union And The Origins Of The Arms Race / David Holloway -- American Policy And The Shifting Nuclear Balance / Marc Trachtenberg -- The European Dimension Of The Cold War / David Reynolds -- British Policy And The Origins Of The Cold War / John Kent -- Hegemony And Autonomy Within The Western Alliance / Charles Maier -- Hegemony And Repression In The Eastern Alliance / Charles Gati -- From The Marshall Plan To The Third World / Robert E. Wood -- Japan And The Asian Periphery / Bruce Cumings -- The Iranian Crisis Of 1946 And The Onset Of The Cold War / Stephen L. Mcfarland -- Revolutionary Movements In Asia And The Cold War / Michael H. Hunt And Steven I. Levine -- Threat Perception And Chinese Communist Foreign Policy / Shuguang Zhang -- The Impact Of The Cold War On Latin America / Leslie Bethell And Ian Roxborough -- Epilogue : The End Of The Cold War / David S. Painter And Melvyn P. Leffler. Edited By Melvyn P. Leffler And David S. Painter. Includes Bibliographical References. For forty-five years the Cold War was the central factor in world politics. It dominated the foreign policies of the United States and the Soviet Union and affected the diplomacy and domestic politics of most other nations. Understanding the origins of the Cold War is central to understanding the international history of the last half of the twentieth century. Focusing on the international system and on events in all parts of the globe, this pathbreaking volume provides a fresh and comprehensive analysis of the origins of the Cold War. Moving beyond earlier controversies over responsibility for the Cold War adn avoiding myopic preoccupation with Soviet-American relations, the editors have brought together articles that deal with geopolitics and threat perception, technology and strategy, ideology adn social reconstruction, national ecomic reform and patterns of international trade, decolonisation and national liberation. The essays demonstrate how tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union spawned anarms race, polarised domestic and international politics, and split the world into military as well as political blocs. This volume explains how and why the Cold War spread from the industrialised core of Europe and Japan to the Third World periphery, eventually engulfing the whole world. It also shows how groups, classes and elites used the Cold War to further their own interest. Finally, by highlighting the systemic factors that contributed to the onset of the Cold War, this volume provides new insights into the Cold War's unexpected and precipitous end. BOOK COVER......Page 1 TITLE......Page 4 COPYRIGHT......Page 5 DEDICATION......Page 6 CONTENTS......Page 8 MAPS......Page 10 SERIES EDITOR’S PREFACE......Page 11 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND EDITORIAL NOTE......Page 14 INTRODUCTION......Page 18 PART I SOVIET AND AMERICAN STRATEGY AND DIPLOMACY......Page 30 1 NATIONAL SECURITY AND US FOREIGN POLICY......Page 32 2 STALIN AND SOVIET FOREIGN POLICY......Page 59 3 THE ATOMIC BOMB AND THE ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR......Page 75 4 STALIN AND THE BOMB......Page 89 PART II THREE COLD WAR CRISES: IRAN, TURKEY, AND GREECE......Page 108 6 THE TURKISH WAR SCARE OF 1946......Page 129 7 THE GREEK CIVIL WAR......Page 151 PART III EUROPE AND THE COLD WAR......Page 170 8 BRITISH POLICY AND THE ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR......Page 172 9 THE EUROPEAN DIMENSION OF THE COLD WAR......Page 184 10 THE RUSSIANS IN GERMANY......Page 195 11 COMMUNISM IN BULGARIA......Page 207 12 STALIN AND THE ITALIAN COMMUNISTS......Page 222 13 HEGEMONY AND AUTONOMY WITHIN THE WESTERN ALLIANCE......Page 238 PART IV THE COLD WAR IN ASIA, AFRICA, AND LATIN AMERICA......Page 254 14 FROM THE MARSHALL PLAN TO THE THIRD WORLD......Page 256 15 REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS IN ASIA AND THE COLD WAR......Page 268 16 STALIN AND THE KOREAN WAR......Page 282 17 MAO AND SINO-AMERICAN RELATIONS......Page 300 18 THE IMPACT OF THE COLD WAR ON LATIN AMERICA......Page 316 19 THE UNITED STATES, THE COLD WAR, AND THE COLOR LINE......Page 334 EPILOGUE......Page 350 RECOMMENDED READING......Page 355 INDEX......Page 360 Humanities BOOK COVER 1 TITLE 4 COPYRIGHT 5 DEDICATION 6 CONTENTS 8 MAPS 10 SERIES EDITOR’S PREFACE 11 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND EDITORIAL NOTE 14 INTRODUCTION 18 PART I SOVIET AND AMERICAN STRATEGY AND DIPLOMACY 30 1 NATIONAL SECURITY AND US FOREIGN POLICY 32 2 STALIN AND SOVIET FOREIGN POLICY 59 3 THE ATOMIC BOMB AND THE ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR 75 4 STALIN AND THE BOMB 89 PART II THREE COLD WAR CRISES: IRAN, TURKEY, AND GREECE 108 6 THE TURKISH WAR SCARE OF 1946 129 7 THE GREEK CIVIL WAR 151 PART III EUROPE AND THE COLD WAR 170 8 BRITISH POLICY AND THE ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR 172 9 THE EUROPEAN DIMENSION OF THE COLD WAR 184 10 THE RUSSIANS IN GERMANY 195 11 COMMUNISM IN BULGARIA 207 12 STALIN AND THE ITALIAN COMMUNISTS 222 13 HEGEMONY AND AUTONOMY WITHIN THE WESTERN ALLIANCE 238 PART IV THE COLD WAR IN ASIA, AFRICA, AND LATIN AMERICA 254 14 FROM THE MARSHALL PLAN TO THE THIRD WORLD 256 15 REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS IN ASIA AND THE COLD WAR 268 16 STALIN AND THE KOREAN WAR 282 17 MAO AND SINO-AMERICAN RELATIONS 300 18 THE IMPACT OF THE COLD WAR ON LATIN AMERICA 316 19 THE UNITED STATES, THE COLD WAR, AND THE COLOR LINE 334 EPILOGUE 350 RECOMMENDED READING 355 INDEX 360 For 45 years, the Cold War was the central factor in world politics. Focusing on the interaction of geopolitics, technology, ideology and political economy, this volume aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the origins and spread of the Cold War. This second edition brings the collection right up to date, including the newest research from the Communist side of the Cold War and the most recent debates on culture, race and intelligence During the late 1960s and the 1970s historians and political scientists bitterly debated the origins of the Cold War.