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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796885503321

Autore

Judge Edward H.

Titolo

The struggle against imperialism : anticolonialism and the Cold War / / Edward H. Judge and John W. Langdon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

1-4422-6585-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (243 pages)

Collana

Exploring world history

Disciplina

325/.309045

Soggetti

World politics - 1945-1989

Anti-imperialist movements

Cold War

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : the struggle against imperialism, and its Cold War connections -- Empires, ideologies, and nations: imperialism, anti-imperialism, and the Cold War -- "Long live the victory of people's war" : anti-imperialism and the Cold War in Asia -- "We are today free and independent" : anti-imperialism and the Cold War in the Middle East -- "Scram from Africa!" : anti-imperialism and the Cold War in Africa -- "So far from God . . . so close to the United States" : anti-imperialism and the Cold War in Latin America -- "Every country decides which road to take" : the end of the Soviet Russian empire -- "Empires wax and wane" : overview and conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

"Persuasively links the Cold War and struggles against imperial rule. The authors provide a cogent and concise description of the post-World War II era and reveal the strong links between the Cold War and anticolonialism movements"--