Ballet in the Cold War: A Soviet-American Exchange, Hardcover - Anne Searcy

Reducere. In 1959, the Bolshoi Ballet arrived in New York for its first ever performances in the United States. The tour was part of the Soviet-American cult...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Cold War and Space Race, then keep reading...Two captivating manuscripts in one book: The Co...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Paschalis (Utrecht University, The Netherlands) PechlivanisNumber of pages: 200Publication date: 2020Dime...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Michael NapierIllustration(s): Fully illustrated throughout in colour and black and whiteNumber of p...

Successfully cover Unit Group 2 with the right amount of depth and pace. This bespoke series from the leading History publisher follows our proven ...

This is the story of the USAF Tactical Air Command units that were resident in the United Kingdom during the Cold War from 1952 to 1992. An extensi...

Taken together, these sources illuminate a rich history of private and professional lives at the heart of the superpower conflict.Illustrations: 3 ...

Amid the Cold War and global student protests, transnational forces significantly shaped the modernization of educational systems in Spain and Lati...

Longlisted for the 2021 National Book Award for Nonfiction The Cold War was not just a contest of power. It was also about ideas, in the broadest s...

In the Cold War era, the confrontation between capitalism and communism played out not only in military, diplomatic, and political contexts, but al...

An acclaimed journalist and novelist makes history personal, painting a rich and vivid portrait of the time when America become modern by tracing t...

This intellectual biography of Nikolai N. Bolkhovitinov (1930-2008), the prominent Russian historian who was a leading scholar of US history and Ru...

After decades of bloodshed and political terror, many lament the rise of the left in Latin America. With Guatemala as the case study, this title ar...

Reducere. A personal journey through some of the darkest moments of the cold war and the early days of television newsMarvin Kalb, the award-winning journali...

Reducere. The 1960s represented a revolutionary moment around the globe. In rural Mexico, several guerrilla groups organized to fight against the ruling Inst...

Focusses on the McDonnell Douglas F4 Phantom's role as an air defence fighter.

In 1952, John T. "Jack" Downey, a twenty-three-year-old CIA officer, was shot down over Manchuria. He was captured by the Chinese and held for the ...

Reducere. Since the end of the Cold War the United States and other major powers have wielded their air forces against much weaker state and non-state actors...

Publisher: Random House USA IncAuthor(s): James D. HornfischerIllustration(s): Three 16-PP photo inserts; mapsNumber of pages: 640Publication date:...

How Kim Philby, master-spy and double agent, became the mentor of CIA boss James Angleton, then his mortal enemy, in the Second World War and Cold War

Reducere. With the exception of a few iconic moments such as Rosa Parks's 1955 refusal to move to the back of a Montgomery bus, we hear little about what bla...

Reducere. Anne McCarty Braden (1924-2006) rejected her segregationist, privileged past to become one of the civil rights movement's staunchest white allies. ...

DescriptionAfter the end of the Second World War, Bulgaria fell in total dependency upon the Soviet Union as a direct result of the 1944 Yalta agre...

Reducere. The definitive history of the Cold War and its ongoing impact around the world The Cold War began on the perimeters of Europe, but it had its deepe...

Reducere. Two lovers, separated by politics. How far is one woman willing to go to save the only love she's ever known?Bruni, a singer and entertainer in Ber...

The Cold War examines the complex arguments which divided East and West following the Second World war, and analyses its eight major phases from th...

Based on extensive archival research, the contributions in this collection examine the nuances of neutrality leading up to and during the Cold War....

DescriptionHow socialist architects, planners, and contractors worked collectively to urbanize and develop the Global South during the Soviet eraIn...

Reducere. Freedom fighters. Guerrilla warriors. Soldiers of fortune. The many civil wars and rebellions against communist governments drew heavily from this ...

DescriptionGrace Kennan Warnecke's memoir is about a life lived on the edge of history. Daughter of one of the most influential diplomats of the tw...

Reducere. This book opens up new perspectives on the history of Béla Bartók's music in the 20th century. It joins a growing literature on music and the cultu...

Publisher: Crecy PublishingAuthor(s): Philip BirtlesIllustration(s): IllustrationsNumber of pages: 160Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 261 x 209 x...

The Cambridge History of the Cold War - Melvyn P. Leffler, Odd Arne Westad

This book historicises Anglo-American queer theory by excavating a rival epistemology that advanced a communist sexuality during the Cold War. It p...

Reducere. From Table of Contents: Overview of Romanian Emigration to America during Communism and Postcommunism. Changing Perspectives and Contemporary Re-Ad...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Jonna PerrilloIllustration(s): 15 halftonesNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2022Dimension...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Jonna PerrilloIllustration(s): 15 halftonesNumber of pages: 216Publication date: 2022Dimension...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The spy novel emerged from the intrigues of the mid-20th centu...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The spy novel emerged from the intrigues of the mid-20th centu...

Reducere. A team of leading scholars examines the evolution of the Cold War from the Helsinki Conference of 1975 to the Soviet collapse in 1991. The authors ...

With Britain's empire collapsing and Stalin ascendent, U.S. officials set out to reconstruct Western Europe as a bulwark against communist authorit...

A new take on Latin American literature that analyzes secret police reports on writers and advances readings of their novels, short stories, and po...

Reducere. Key content coverage is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips.

Reducere. An examination of the use of modernism in the twentieth-century battle for US hegemony, through the activities of the CIA-funded Congress for Cultu...