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The Triumph of Improvisation : Gorbachev's Adaptability, Reagan's Engagement, and the End of the Cold War /
In The Triumph of Improvisation, James Graham Wilson takes a long view of the end of the Cold War, from the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979 to Operation Desert Storm in January 1991. Drawing on deep archival research and recently declassified papers, Wilson argues that adaptation, im...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ithaca, NY :
Cornell University Press,
[2014]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- A Brief Note on Sources
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction: Individuals and Power
- Chapter 1. Reagan Reaches January 1981-June 1982
- Chapter 2. Stagnation and Choices January 1979-November 1983
- Chapter 3. Shultz Engages July 1982-January 1985
- Chapter 4. Gorbachev Adapts November 1984-October 1986
- Chapter 5. Recovery and Statecraft October 1986-December 1988
- Chapter 6. Gorbachev's New World Order December 1988-December 1989
- Chapter 7. Bush's New World Order November 1989-January 1991
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index