{"product_id":"cold-wars-asia-the-middle-east-europe-hardback-9781108418331","title":"Cold Wars; Asia, the Middle East, Europe (Hardback) 9781108418331","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCold Wars\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAsia, the Middle East, Europe\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA new interpretation of the Cold War from the perspective of the smaller and middle powers in Asia, the Middle East and Europe.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLorenz M. Lüthi (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108418331, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 19 March 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e784 pages, 10 maps\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.7 x 4.3 cm, 1.19 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'For anyone interested in learning about the state of scholarship in Cold War studies, Lüthi's new book is a timely read … Clearly written for non-expert and scholarly audiences alike, this book would be an excellent addition to the reading list for an upper-level undergraduate course on Cold War history. Scholars of international studies and world history will be greatly interested in it too. Highly recommended.' X. Fan, Choice Magazine\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhat was the Cold War that shook world politics for the second half of the twentieth century? Standard narratives focus on Soviet-American rivalry as if the superpowers were the exclusive driving forces of the international system. Lorenz M. Lüthi offers a radically different account, restoring agency to regional powers in Asia, the Middle East and Europe and revealing how regional and national developments shaped the course of the global Cold War. Despite their elevated position in 1945, the United States, Soviet Union and United Kingdom quickly realized that their political, economic, and military power had surprisingly tight limits given the challenges of decolonization, Asian-African internationalism, pan-Arabism, pan-Islamism, Arab–Israeli antagonism, and European economic developments. A series of Cold Wars ebbed and flowed as the three world regions underwent structural changes that weakened or even severed their links to the global ideological clash, leaving the superpower Cold War as the only major conflict that remained by the 1980s.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. From high imperialism to Cold War division\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Elusive Unities: Introduction to chapters 2 to 4\u003cbr\u003e 2. The United Kingdom and the Arab League\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Soviet Union and the socialist camp\u003cbr\u003e 4. The United States and the free world\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Asia: Introduction to chapters 5 to 7\u003cbr\u003e 5. China\u003cbr\u003e 6. Vietnam\u003cbr\u003e 7. India\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Middle East: Introduction to chapters 8 to 10\u003cbr\u003e 8. Arab-Israeli relations, 1948–64\u003cbr\u003e 9. Arab-Israeli relations, 1964–75\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Palestinians\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Alternative World Visions: Introduction to chapters 11 to 13\u003cbr\u003e 11. Asian-African internationalism\u003cbr\u003e 12. Non-alignment\u003cbr\u003e 13. Pan-Islamism\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Europe between the Superpowers: Introduction to chapters 14 to 16\u003cbr\u003e 14. Nuclear weapons\u003cbr\u003e 15. West European integration\u003cbr\u003e 16. The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. European Détente: Introduction to chapters 17 to 19\u003cbr\u003e 17. Germany\u003cbr\u003e 18. The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe\u003cbr\u003e 19. The Vatican\u003cbr\u003e Part VII. The End of the Regional Cold Wars: Introduction to chapters 20 to 22\u003cbr\u003e 20. The Middle East\u003cbr\u003e 21. Asia\u003cbr\u003e 22. Europe\u003cbr\u003e 23. The end of the Superpower Cold War\u003cbr\u003e 24. Legacies of the Cold War\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: International relations [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on International relations\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22International%20relations%20%5BJPS%5D%22\"\u003eJPS\u003c\/a\u003e], 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%2220th%20century%20history:%20c%201900%20%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW\u003c\/a\u003e], General \u0026amp; world history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General \u0026amp; world history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20\u0026amp;%20world%20history%20%5BHBG%5D%22\"\u003eHBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913122079000,"sku":"9781108418331","price":109.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108418331i.jpg?v=1696753991","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/cold-wars-asia-the-middle-east-europe-hardback-9781108418331","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}