The Whole World Was Watching: Sport in the Cold War, Hardcover - Robert Edelman

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

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...

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

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...

Reducere. For nearly a half century, from 1945 to 1991, the United States and the Soviet Union maneuvered to achieve global hegemony. Each forged political a...

Reducere. In At Penpoint Monica Popescu traces the development of African literature during the second half of the twentieth century to address the intertwin...

DescriptionIn this readable and highly original book, John J. Curley presents the first synthetic account of global art during the Cold War. Throug...

DescriptionBetween the end of the Second World War and the collapse of Communism confrontation with the Soviet Union was an everyday reality. As pa...

Reducere. American Catholic places the rise of the United States' political conservatism in the context of ferment within the Roman Catholic Church. How did ...

Reducere. The collapse of the Soviet Union ushered in American global hegemony in world affairs. In the post-Cold War period, both Democrat and Republican go...

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Reducere. The subject of The Anti-Communist Manifestos is four influential books that informed the great political struggle known as the Cold War: Darkness a...

Reducere. As secretary of state, James A. Baker III played a critical role on the world stage in the final years of the Cold War as the Soviet Union unravele...

Reducere. A New York Times Bestseller ``If you are a real soccer player--then this is the book for you to read . . . Inspiring and uplifting. ``--GoalNation ...

Reducere. In this penetrating analysis of the role of political leadership in the Cold War's ending, Archie Brown shows why the popular view that Western eco...

Reducere. Robert S. Kim contributes to a fuller understanding of Asia in World War II by revealing the role of American Christian missionary families in the ...

Reducere. In a narrative-redefining approach, Engaging the Evil Empire dramatically alters how we look at the beginning of the end of the Cold War. Tracking ...

Reducere. For the soldier on the front lines of World War II, a lifetime of terror and suffering could be crammed into a few horrific hours of combat. This w...

Back in the 1950s during the "Cold War" every new day beckoned the possibility of the end of the world. Kids grew up in the shadow of bomb shelters...

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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. Strange as it sounds, during the 1870s and 1880s, America's most popular spectator sport wasn't baseball, boxing, or horseracing--it was competitiv...

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...

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...

DescriptionOn Tuesday, November 17, 1942, aircraft CNAC No. 60 climbed slowly toward the Himalayas, growing smaller and smaller until it finally fa...

Reducere. This book provides an overview of the grand narrative of the Bible, showing how God's action in the world gives meaning to our lives and provides u...

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Reducere. There's something special bubbling in Nanni's big metal pot. And it smells delicious! What ingredients might be inside? When Nanni lifts the lid on...

Reducere. Johannes Gutenberg spent his days shut away, working on a mysterious project. His neighbors wondered what he was doing in his metal shop. Why did h...

The American theater was not ignorant of the developments brought on by World War II, and actively addressed and debated timely, controversial topi...

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. Poor Nameless tries to explain to the reader why this book is simply the WORST book in the whole entire world Will he succeed in his noble quest? I...

A compulsive page-turner about the battle for Berlin and control of the Western world in the aftermath of the Second World War from 'the master of ...

Kareem Rabie examines how Palestine's desire to fully integrate its economy into global markets through large-scale investment projects represented...

Description"The whole world a Bauhaus?" This richly illustrated book, published to accompany a worldwide exhibition series, takes that quotation fr...

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...

Reducere. What began as a spiritual has developed into one of America's best-known songs, and now for the first time it appears as a picture book, masterfull...

Reducere. It's your LUCKY day...or not...because this is The WORST Luck Book in the Whole Entire World! Nameless, the obviously unlucky rock, finds himself i...