{"product_id":"the-specter-of-communism-the-united-states-and-the-origins-of-the-cold-war-1917-1953-9780809015740","title":"The Specter of Communism: The United States and the Origins of the Cold War, 1917-1953","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Hill and Wang Critical Issues Series: concise, affordable works on pivotal topics in American history, society, and politics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Specter of Communism\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melvyn P. Leffler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hill \u0026amp; Wang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780809015740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/1994 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/1994 pg. 1054\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelvyn P. Leffler\u003c\/b\u003e, Stettinius Professor of History at the University of Virginia, is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Preponderance of Power: National Security, the Truman Administration, and the Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Bancroft Prize, the Farrell Prize, and the Hoover Book Award in 1993.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hill \u0026 Wang","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40174239678579,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_d4aa4ed1-135d-4d66-8ea4-d088af4b63d3.jpg?v=1655299351","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-specter-of-communism-the-united-states-and-the-origins-of-the-cold-war-1917-1953-9780809015740","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}