The Specter of Communism

The United States and the Origins of the Cold War, 1917-1953

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Communism & Socialism, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century
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Author: Melvyn P. Leffler ISBN: 9781429952354
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication: April 1, 2011
Imprint: Hill and Wang Language: English
Author: Melvyn P. Leffler
ISBN: 9781429952354
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication: April 1, 2011
Imprint: Hill and Wang
Language: English

The Hill and Wang Critical Issues Series: concise, affordable works on pivotal topics in American history, society, and politics.

The Specter of Communism is a concise history of the origins of the Cold War and the evolution of U.S.-Soviet relations, from the Bolshevik revolution to the death of Stalin. Using not only American documents but also those from newly opened archives in Russia, China, and Eastern Europe, Leffler shows how the ideological animosity that existed from Lenin's seizure of power onward turned into dangerous confrontation. By focusing on American political culture and American anxieties about the Soviet political and economic threat, Leffler suggests new ways of understanding the global struggle staged by the two great powers of the postwar era.

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The Hill and Wang Critical Issues Series: concise, affordable works on pivotal topics in American history, society, and politics.

The Specter of Communism is a concise history of the origins of the Cold War and the evolution of U.S.-Soviet relations, from the Bolshevik revolution to the death of Stalin. Using not only American documents but also those from newly opened archives in Russia, China, and Eastern Europe, Leffler shows how the ideological animosity that existed from Lenin's seizure of power onward turned into dangerous confrontation. By focusing on American political culture and American anxieties about the Soviet political and economic threat, Leffler suggests new ways of understanding the global struggle staged by the two great powers of the postwar era.

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