The superpowers : a short history / / Paul Dukes

• Autore: Dukes Paul <1934, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (208 p.)
• Disciplina: 947; 973
• Soggetto topico: Cold War; Imperialism; United States - History; Imperialism - History; United States - General; Regions & Countries - Americas; History & Archaeology
• Soggetto geografico: United States History; Russia History; Soviet Union History; United States Foreign relations; Russia Foreign relations; Soviet Union Foreign relations
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-186) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Inheritance: nations and empires, before 1898; Conception: the First World War and revolution, 1898 1921; Gestation: new world orders and the Second World War, 1921 45; Youth: Cold War and decolonisation, 1945 68; Maturity: Cold War and the Third World, 1968 91; The legacy: death or rebirth? 1991; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Superpowers traces the development of the USA and Russia (later USSR) from 1898 through to 2000, placing the Cold War, from inception to ending, into the wider social, economic and political context. This is the first history of the two major participants and their relationship throughout the twentieth century.The Superpowers: explores the intertwining history of the two powers chronologically and includes discussion of: * the inheritance of the two great powers and their imperial background * World War One and the Russian Revolution * Capitalism and Soci
• Titolo autorizzato: The superpowers
• ISBN: 1-933305-91-6; 1-134-58152-1; 1-280-32955-6; 1-134-58153-X; 0-203-17159-4; 0-203-13093-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819561103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II