The Specter of Communism

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

Melvyn P. Leffler
eISBN-13: 9781429952354

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

Sold By Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBNs 1429952350, 9781429952354, 9780809015740, 9780809087914
Language eng
Number of Pages 160