{"product_id":"9781403963840","title":"Ending the Cold War Interpretations, Causation and the Study of International Relations","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Visions in Security\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eEnding the Cold War\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eInterpretations, Causation and the Study of International Relations\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eR. Herrmann | R. Lebow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ International Relations \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAlthough in hindsight the end of the Cold War seems almost inevitable, almost no one saw it coming and there is little consensus over why it ended. A popular interpretation is that the Soviet Union was unable to compete in terms of power, especially in the area of high technology. Another interpretation gives primacy to the new ideas Gorbachev brought to the Kremlin and to the importance of leaders and domestic considerations. In this volume, prominent experts on Soviet affairs and the Cold War interrogate these competing interpretations in the context of five 'turning points' in the end of the Cold War process. Relying on new information gathered in oral history interviews and archival research, the authors draw into doubt triumphal interpretations that rely on a single variable like the superior power of the United States and call attention to the importance of how multiple factors combined and were sequenced historically. The volume closes with chapters drawing lessons from the end of the Cold War for both policy making and theory building.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eGEORGE W. BRESLAUER University of California, Berkeley, USA\r\nARCIE BROWN St. Antony's College, Oxford, UK\r\nJAMES A. DAVIS, University of Munich, Bavaria, Germany\r\nMATTHEW EVANGELISTA Cornell University, New York, USA\r\nRAYMOND L. GARTHOFF The Brookings Institution, Washington DC, USA\r\nJACQUES LÉVESQUE Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada\r\nJANICE GROSS STEIN University of Toronto, Canada\r\nWILLIAM H. WOHLFORTH Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 April 2004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan US\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781403963840\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e248\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50805183512716,"sku":"9781403963840","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781403963840.jpg?v=1781790033","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781403963840","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}