The End of the Cold War
Its Meaning and Implications

This book, first published in 1992, examines the end of the Cold War and the implications for the history and future of the world order.

Michael J. Hogan (Edited by)

9780521437318, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 26 June 1992

314 pages
22.9 x 15.3 x 2.3 cm, 0.432 kg

"This is a stimulating collection of essays." Foreign Affairs

This collection of essays, first published in 1992, offers a serious effort to examine the end of the Cold War, its meanings and implications. The book presents the thinking of leading historians, political scientists, policy analysts, and commentators from the United States, Great Britain, Germany, France, Norway, and the former Soviet Union. Together they discuss such important issues as the origins of the Cold War, its ideological and geopolitical sources, the cost of that epic conflict, its influence on American life and institutions, its winners and losers.

Preface
The authors
1. Introduction Michael J. Hogan
2. An end to which Cold War? Walter LaFeber
3. The Cold War, the Long Peace, and the future John Lewis Gaddis
4. Quiet cataclysm: some afterthoughts on World War II John Mueller
5. Some lessons from the Cold War Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr
6. Nuclear Weapons and European security during the Cold War Samuel F. Wells, Jr
7. Victory in the postwar era: despite the Cold War or because of it? Alexei Filitov
8. The wicked witch of the West is gone. Long live the wicked witch of the East Bruce Cumings
9. The end and the beginning Ronald Steel
10. A balance sheet: Lippmann, Kennan and the Cold War Richard J. Barnet
11. Why did the Cold War arise, and why did it end? Raymond L. Garthoff
12. A view from below Noam Chomsky
13. The end of the Cold War in the Middle East Nikki R. Keddie
14. The end of the Cold War in the Near East: what it means for historians and policy planners Bruce R. Kuniholm
15. After the Cold War: the United States, Germany, and European security Hermann-Josef Rupieper
16. The end of the Cold War: a sceptical view Denise Artaud
17. The end of the Cold War, the new role for Europe and the decline of the United States Geir Lundestad
18. The fading of the Cold War and the demystification of twentieth century issues Gar Alperovitz and Kai Bird
19. The US government, a legacy of the Cold War Ernest R. May
20. Foreign policy, partisan politics and the end of the Cold War Michael J. Hogan
21. Beyond polarity in space and time David Reynolds
22. A usable past for the future Robert Jervis.

Subject Areas: Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000 [HBLW3], General & world history [HBG]