Oxford University Press, USA
The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction
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- Robert J McMahon
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Paperback
- 9780192801784
- 7.14 X 4.42 X 0.52 inches
- 0.39 pounds
- History > Modern - 20th Century
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.
Author Bio
Robert J. McMahon joined the History Department in Fall 2005. He previously taught at the University of Florida (1982-2005) and has held visiting positions at the University of Virginia and University College Dublin. A specialist in the history of U.S. foreign relations, Professor McMahon has a joint appointment with the Mershon Center.
He is the author of several books, including
- Colonialism and Cold War: The United States and the Struggle for Indonesian Independence, 1945-49 (1981);
- The Cold War on the Periphery: the United States, India, and Pakistan (1994); and
- The Limits of Empire: The United States and Southeast Asia since World War II (1999).
- In 2000, McMahon served as president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations.
Source: The Ohio State University
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