Cold War: An International History
Autor Carole K. Finken Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 ian 2017
Destinat nivelului de studii de licență, acest volum semnat de Carole K. Fink și publicat de Routledge reprezintă o resursă academică fundamentală pentru înțelegerea dinamicii puterii în secolul XX. Ajunsă la a treia ediție, lucrarea Cold War se distinge printr-un interval temporal mult mai vast decât majoritatea textelor de profil. Analiza nu debutează în 1945, ci urmărește rădăcinile conflictului încă de la Revoluția Rusă din 1917, trecând prin perioada Marii Alianțe din Al Doilea Război Mondial și extinzându-se până la provocările geopolitice contemporane.
Remarcăm structura riguroasă a celor 11 capitole care ghidează studentul printr-o progresie logică: de la geneza ideologică și extinderea conflictului în anii '50-'60, până la eșecul politicii de detentă și 'al doilea Război Rece' al anilor '80. Considerăm că un punct forte al acestei ediții este integrarea celor 11 hărți noi, esențiale pentru vizualizarea modului în care rivalitatea dintre cele două superputeri a remodelat frontierele în Africa, Asia și America Latină. Această perspectivă globală completează viziunea oferită de The Cold War 1949-2016 de Martin McCauley, adăugând o profunzime istorică necesară prin analiza perioadei 1917-1948, care lipsește din abordările axate strict pe a doua jumătate a secolului.
Suntem de părere că actualizarea bibliografiei și includerea discuțiilor despre rolul actual al Chinei transformă acest manual într-un instrument indispensabil pentru seminarele de istorie internațională. Tonul este unul analitic, evitând simplificările și punând accent pe intersecția dintre ideologie, personalități politice și exercițiul puterii la scară planetară.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0813349826
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Ediția:Second Edition, Second Edition
Editura: Avalon Publishing
Colecția Westview Press
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Recomandăm această carte studenților la istorie și relații internaționale care au nevoie de o sinteză actualizată a secolului XX. Cititorul câștigă o înțelegere clară a modului în care tensiunile de ieri explică „noua dezordine mondială” de astăzi. Este un manual de referință care oferă nu doar fapte, ci și instrumente cartografice și bibliografice pentru cercetări aprofundate, fiind mult mai accesibil decât seturile enciclopedice voluminoase.
Despre autor
Carole K. Fink este o distinsă profesoară emerită de istorie la Ohio State University, recunoscută pe plan internațional pentru expertiza sa în istoria europeană modernă și relații internaționale. Cercetările sale s-au concentrat adesea pe diplomația perioadei interbelice și pe istoria drepturilor omului, competențe care se reflectă în modul meticulos în care a structurat primele capitole ale volumului Cold War. Este autoarea a numeroase lucrări premiate și a beneficiat de burse prestigioase, precum Fulbright și Guggenheim, contribuția sa în cadrul editurii Routledge fiind considerată un standard de rigoare academică în studiul conflictelor globale.
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"A perspicacious review of Soviet international relations from 1917 onwards and a deft analysis of how wrangling over the fate of Germany and Eastern Europe during and after WWII laid the foundations for the coming rivalry...Fink's crisp, lucid prose and judicious, even-handed assessments impart a coherent arc to complex events; students especially will find this an invaluable introduction to a watershed era of modern history."—Publishers Weekly
"Fink has provided a compact, objective, and insightful account that illustrates how disputes over the post-WWII fate of Europe morphed into a conflict that engulfed regions across the world...She deftly illustrates how Third World nations became hapless pawns in the broader geopolitical struggle, and she concludes with a sharp description of the residual effects of the Cold War upon the major and minor participants. This is an ideal introductory text for college students and general readers."—Booklist
"Cold War: An International History offers instructors, students, and the general public a well-organized and highly readable survey of recent history in all its implications."—Russian Review
"Now in an updated second edition reflecting the latest scholarship and including additional information about the post-Cold War period, Cold War: An International History is a studious examination of the decades-long Cold War between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., spanning events from the Russian Revolution to World War II to the present. The Cold War influenced nations worldwide, including developments in Africa, Asia, and Latin America; understanding it is crucial to understanding modern world history. A handful of black-and-white photographs, a bibliography, and an index round out this excellent addition to public and college library collections."—Midwest Book Review
"Prizewinning author Carole Fink's book on the Cold War, now in its second edition, is superb. Drawing on her almost unrivaled mastery of numerous languages and familiarity with many cultures, Fink goes well beyond the usual account of the bipolar world in the period beginning with World War II. She addresses the whole era from the Russian revolution to the present and includes fascinating new material on developments outside Europe as well as on the two main antagonists. Fink writes beautifully and in a way easily accessible to students. Her Cold War opus rates as a great achievement."—Stephen A. Schuker, University of Virginia
"By virtue of the sweep of its geographical reach and the breadth of its chronological framing, this updated edition of Professor Fink's book allows its readers to understand the centrality of the Cold War to the shaping of modern and contemporary global history."—Aviel Roshwald, Georgetown University
"Among the surveys of the Cold War, Carole Fink's stands out for its global inquiry and genuine transnational perspective. Fink masterfully reevaluates the many actors who were not mere sideshows on a main stage held by Moscow and Washington. The new edition offers a fresh look at the legacies and continuities of the Cold War to the present day. Accessible and insightful, this book will remain important for years to come."—Alessandro Brogi, University of Arkansas
"Carol Fink's enthusiasm as an academic teacher of international history directly translates into this energetic, elegantly written book. It makes stunningly clear that we need to understand the history of the 20th century's Cold War in order to understand today's world."—Norbert Frei, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Praise for the First Edition
"Cold War: An International History is a magnificent narrative of the Cold War from a global perspective. This is unsurprising, given Carole Fink's reputation for combining breadth of vision with meticulous transnational research. She has so clearly, gracefully and insightfully covered the crucial elements of the rivalry between the Soviet Union and the West, combining key details, recent discoveries, and transnational perspective with wonderfully cosmopolitan analysis of the larger meanings and the historical trends-all of which make this such a superb account of the Cold War."—John Whiteclay Chambers II, Rutgers University
"Cold War: An International History is a must read for all history enthusiasts. Through her clear prose and many years of research and expertise on the subject, Carole Fink brings refreshing new perspectives to the Cold War, going beyond the conflict between the US and the USSR to include meaningful discussions of key events in Africa, Asia, and Latin America."—István Deák, Columbia University
"Written by a renowned scholar of international history, this concise and masterfully composed analysis of the Cold War in global perspective cannot be recommended highly enough for undergraduate and graduate teaching."—Volker Berghahn, Columbia University
"Carole Fink, a prominent and prolific historian, manages to break new ground in her book by placing the history of the Cold War in a chronologically and geographically enlarged context. She presents this complex material in an easily comprehensible format."—Peter Kenez, University of California, Santa Cruz
"Cold War: An International History is a well written, cogent and comprehensive recounting of the political structure of the Cold War. Its primary strengths are its accessibility and its focus on the Cold War as a global phenomenon. For faculty and students looking for a political 'skeleton' to frame their course, this book would be a very good choice."—Cristofer Scarboro, Kings College
"Cold War: An International History is a comprehensive, analytical, and sovereign overview that provides readers with clear arguments, while never losing sight of the complexity of the Cold War. The book shows Carole Fink, one of the leading historians of twentieth-century international relations, at the height of her powers."—Holger Nehring, University of Stirling
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Now in its third edition, Cold War provides an accessible and comprehensive account of the decades-long conflict between two nuclear-armed Superpowers during the twentieth century.