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A Global History of the Cold War, 1945-1991

Palgrave Macmillan

Authors:

  1. Philip Jenkins

    1. Institute for Studies of Religion, Baylor University, Waco, USA

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  • Takes a global approach to explore the Cold War as experienced in Asia, Africa, and Latin America

  • Emphasises the themes of intelligence, technology and religion

  • Draws heavily on examples from popular culture to illustrate social and political trends

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-15

  3. Between Wars? 1945–1967

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Origins: The World in 1946

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      Pages 19-36

    3. The Struggle for Europe

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      Pages 37-55

    4. Nuclear Perils

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      Pages 57-72

    5. Asian Theaters

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      Pages 73-89

    6. Decolonization and Third World Struggles

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      Pages 91-105

    7. Khrushchev and Kennedy

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      Pages 107-119

  4. Living in the Cold War

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-121
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    2. National Security and Repression

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      Pages 123-135

    3. Spies, Saboteurs, and Defectors

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      Pages 137-150

    4. Cold War Cultures

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      Pages 151-169

  5. The Struggle Redefined: 1968–1991

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 171-171
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    2. Crisis of Ideologies: The World in 1968

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      Pages 173-185

    3. A Cold Peace, or War by Other Means?

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      Pages 187-201

    4. Four Minutes to Midnight: The World in 1980

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      Pages 203-212

    5. The New Struggle

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      Pages 213-227

    6. Endgame

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      Pages 229-243

    7. Conclusion: Winners, Losers, and Inheritors

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      Pages 245-254
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About this book

This textbook provides a dynamic and concise overview of the Cold War. Offering balanced coverage of the whole era, it takes a firmly global approach, showing how at various times the focus of East-West rivalry shifted to new and surprising venues, from Laos to Katanga, from Nicaragua to Angola. Throughout, Jenkins emphasises intelligence, technology and religion, as well as highlighting themes that are relevant to the present day. A rich array of popular culture examples is used to demonstrate how the crisis was understood and perceived by mainstream audiences across the world, and the book includes three ‘snapshot’ chapters, which offer an overview of the state of play at pivotal moments in the conflict – 1946, 1968 and 1980 – in order to illuminate the inter-relationship between apparently discrete situations. This is an essential introduction for students studying Cold War, twentieth century or Global history.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute for Studies of Religion, Baylor University, Waco, USA

    Philip Jenkins

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About the author

​Philip Jenkins is Distinguished Professor of History at Baylor University in the USA.

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