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The Cold War and the Making of the Modern World
Martin Walker
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Description for The Cold War and the Making of the Modern World
Paperback. Using recently-opened Kremlin archives and his own experience as bureau chief for "The Guardian" in Moscow during perestroika and in Washington during the Bush years, Walker explains the Cold War as an economic and political dynamic that determined the structure of the modern global economy. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 306.
Martin Walker's account of over forty years of global confrontation between the US and Russia is a masterly narrative of the Cold War's twists and turns by a journalist who was a first-hand witness to its close. Immaculately researched, drawing upon both the vast of historical literature that has been produced over the years as well as previously-closed contemporary Kremlin archives, this is an authoritative account of one of the most signficant conflicts of the 20th century.
Martin Walker's account of over forty years of global confrontation between the US and Russia is a masterly narrative of the Cold War's twists and turns by a journalist who was a first-hand witness to its close. Immaculately researched, drawing upon both the vast of historical literature that has been produced over the years as well as previously-closed contemporary Kremlin archives, this is an authoritative account of one of the most signficant conflicts of the 20th century.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099135111
SKU
V9780099135111
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About Martin Walker
Martin Walker is the Senior Director of the Global Business Policy Council and Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of United Press International. For 25 years he worked for the Guardian, holding the position of bureau chief in Moscow and Washington DC, and appeared as a regular commentator for CNN-TV. His pioneering work on Gorbachev and perestroika, The Walking Giant, was translated into ten ... Read more
Reviews for The Cold War and the Making of the Modern World
It reads like a thriller...a gripping chronicle of the second half of our century
Vitali Vitaliev
European
A thoughtful, thought-provoking book, which any foreign correspondent would be proud to have written
Charles Wheeler
Literary Review
Walker's book is eminently readable. He tells an exciting story well, combining his journalistic skills with extensive research
... Read more
Vitali Vitaliev
European
A thoughtful, thought-provoking book, which any foreign correspondent would be proud to have written
Charles Wheeler
Literary Review
Walker's book is eminently readable. He tells an exciting story well, combining his journalistic skills with extensive research
... Read more