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"Drawing on memoirs, archives, and interviews, Davis and Trani trace American prejudice toward Russia and China by focusing on the views of influential writers and politicians over the course of the twentieth century, showing where American images originated and how they evolved"--Provided by publisher.

Written by a principal advisor to President Reagan on European affairs, this book shares with the reader an eyewitness account of the end of the Cold War and how Reagan and Gorbachev shared the same desire for peace.

A chronological examination of the Cold War from 1948 to 1991, along with a primary document section and an assessment section with questions to help readers analyze the events of this time period.

Contains twenty-two documents that provide opposing viewpoints on the origins of the Cold War, the conduct of the conflict, the U.S. policy of detente, the end of the Cold War, and its lasting impact on nuclear policies and democracy.

Offers a comprehensive analysis of the collapse of Soviet control in Eastern Europe, focusing on the Solidarity uprisings in Poland, Soviet foreign policy during the era, and the influence the collapse had on Mikhail Gorbachev's later position toward Eastern Europe.

A global perspective analyzing the influence of the Cold War on world politics, economics, and military affairs in the twentieth-first-century, focusing on the effects of the Third World policies of the United States and the Soviet Union.