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1、THECAMBRIDGEHISTORYOFTHECOLDWARVolumeIofTheCambridgeHistoryoftheColdWarexaminestheoriginsandearlyyearsoftheconflict.Inthefirstcomprehensivehistoricalreexaminationoftheperiod,ateamofleadingscholarsshowshowtheColdWarevolvedfromthegeopolitical,ideo-logical,economic,andsociopoliticale

2、nvironmentofthetwoworldwarsandtheinterwarperiod,anddiscusseshowmarkets,ideas,andculturalinteractionsaffectedpoliticaldiscourse,diplo-macy,andstrategyafterWorldWarII.ThechaptersfocusnotonlyontheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnion,butalsooncriticalregionssuchasEurope,theBalkans,andEastAs

3、ia.Theauthorsdealwiththemostinfluentialstatesmenoftheeraandaddressissuesthatmatteredmosttopeoplearoundtheglobe:food,nutrition,andresourceallocation;ethnicity,race,andreligion;scienceandtechnology;nationalautonomy,self-determination,andsovereignty.Insodoing,theyilluminatehowpeople

4、world-wideshapedtheevolutionoftheincreasinglybipolarconflictand,inturn,wereensnaredbyit.MELVYNP.LEFFLERisEdwardStettiniusProfessorofAmericanHistoryattheDepartmentofHistory,UniversityofVirginia.HispreviouspublicationsincludeToLeadtheWorld:AmericanStrategyAftertheBushDoctrine(2008,

5、asco-editor),FortheSoulofMankind:TheUnitedStates,theSovietUnion,andtheColdWar(2007,winneroftheAHAGeorgeLouisBeerPrize),andAPreponderanceofPower:NationalSecurity,theTrumanAdministrationandtheColdWar(1992,winneroftheBancroftPrize,theRobertFerrellPrize,andtheHerbertHooverBookAward)

6、.ODDARNEWESTADisProfessorofInternationalHistoryattheLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScience.HispreviouspublicationsincludeTheGlobalColdWar:ThirdWorldInterventionsandtheMakingofOurTimes(2005,winneroftheBancroftPrize,theAPSANewPoliticalSciencePrize,andtheAkiraIriyeAward),Decisi

7、veEncounters:TheChineseCivilWar,1946–1950(2003),andBrothersinArms:TheRiseandFalloftheSino-SovietAlliance,1945–1963(1999,aseditor).CambridgeHistoriesOnline©CambridgeUniversityPress,2010CambridgeHistoriesOnline©CambridgeUniversityPress,2010THECAMBRIDGEHISTORYOFTHECOLDWAR*VOLUMEIOr

8、igins*EditedbyMELVYNP.LEFFLERandODDARNEWESTADCa