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Publisher
Pearson Longman
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
"The conflict between Russia and America shaped the world for over four decades. Both were universalist powers--they wanted every country in the world to copy their model of government and economy. They could not rest until the other side had been vanquished, and until the mid-1980s this included the prospect of nuclear war. Martin McCauley looks at the epic struggle between the two superpowers that put everyone in danger. The book gives a succinct...