A new interpretation of the Cold War from the perspective of the smaller and middle powers in Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the be

Vividly written and based on up-to-date scholarship, this title provides an interpretive overview of the international history of the Cold War.

“A creative, carefully researched, and incisive analysis of U.S. strategy during the long struggle against the Soviet Union.” —Stephen M. Walt, Foreign Po

The definitive history of the Cold War and its impact around the world We tend to think of the Cold War as a bounded conflict: a clash of two superpowers, the U