The Specter of Communism - The United States and the Origins of the Cold War, 1917-1953 (Paperback, New)

The Hill and Wang Critical Issues Series: concise, affordable works on pivotal topics in American history, society, and politics.

The Specter of Communism is a concise history of the origins of the Cold War and the evolution of U.S.-Soviet relations, from the Bolshevik revolution to the death of Stalin. Using not only American documents but also those from newly opened archives in Russia, China, and Eastern Europe, Leffler shows how the ideological animosity that existed from Lenin's seizure of power onward turned into dangerous confrontation. By focusing on American political culture and American anxieties about the Soviet political and economic threat, Leffler suggests new ways of understanding the global struggle staged by the two great powers of the postwar era.

General

Imprint:	Hill & Wang Pub
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Hill and Wang Critical Issues
Release date:	October 1994
First published:	October 1994
Authors:	Melvyn P. Leffler
Dimensions:	208 x 137 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	160
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8090-1574-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Marxism & Communism Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-8090-1574-9
Barcode:	9780809015740

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