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Title

Cold War summits : a history, from Potsdam to Malta / Chris Tudda.

Author

Tudda, Chris, 1965-

Publication

London, UK : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2015.

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Details

Description

xii, 225 pages; 24 cm

Summary

"This book examines six summits spanning the beginning and the end of the Cold War. Using declassified documents from U.S., British, and other archives, Chris Tudda shows how the Cold War developed from an ideological struggle between capitalism and communism into a truly global struggle. From Potsdam in 1945, to Malta in 1989, the nuclear superpowers met to determine how to end World War II, manage the arms race, and ultimately, end the Cold War. Meanwhile, the newly independent nations of the 'Third World,' including the People's Republic of China, became active and respected members of the international community determined to manage their own fates independent of the superpowers. The six summits--Potsdam (1945), Bandung (1955), Glassboro (1967), Beijing (1972), Vienna (1972), and Malta (1989)--are here examined together in a single volume for the first time. An introductory essay provides a historiographical analysis of Cold War summitry, while the conclusion ties the summits together and demonstrates how the history of the Cold War can be understood not only by examining the meetings between the superpowers, but also by analyzing how the developing nations became agents of change and thus affected international relations"--From publisher's website.

Series Statement

New approaches to international history

Uniform Title

New approaches to international history.

Subject

• World politics > 1945-1989
• Cold War
• Summit meetings > History > 20th century
• International relations > History > 20th century
• Diplomacy > History > 20th century

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The Potsdam Conference : the beginning of the Cold War? -- The Bandung Conference : the rise of the developing world -- The beginning of détente : the Glassboro Summit -- The 1972 Beijing conference : Nixon and Mao change the world -- The Vienna Summit : the beginning of the end of détente -- The Malta Summit : the end of the Cold War.

Call Number

JFE 15-8472

ISBN

• 9781472532275
• 1472532279
• 9781472529589
• 1472529588
• 9781472529749 (ePDF) (canceled/invalid)
• 9781472534255 (ePub) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

• 2015005080
• 40025242066

OCLC

897016287

Author

Tudda, Chris, 1965- author.

Title

Cold War summits : a history, from Potsdam to Malta / Chris Tudda.

Publisher

London, UK : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2015.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

New approaches to international history

New approaches to international history.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Standard Identifier

40025242066

Research Call Number

JFE 15-8472