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When "Strategies of Containment" was first published, the Soviet Union was still a superpower, Ronald Reagan was president of the United States, and the Berlin Wall was still standing. This updated edition of Gaddis' classic, carries the history of containment through the end of the Cold War. Beginning with Franklin D. Roosevelt's postwar plans, Gaddis provides a thorough critical analysis of George F. Kennan's original strategy of containment, NSC-68, the Eisenhower-Dulles "New Look", the Kennedy-Johnson "flexible response" strategy, the Nixon-Kissenger strategy of detente, and now a comprehensive assessment of how Reagan and Gorbechev - completed the process of containment, thereby bringing the Cold War to an end. He concludes, provocatively, that Reagan more effectively than any other Cold War president, drew upon the strengths of both approaches while avoiding their weaknesses. A must-read for anyone interested in Cold War history, grand strategy, and the origins of the post-Cold War world.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Politics & government International relations

• Full title: Strategies of Containment
• Author: John Lewis Gaddis
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512
• EAN: 9780195174472
• ISBN: 019517447X
• ID: 04516376
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Weight: 485 g
• Dimensions: 204 × 136 × 28 mm
• Date of publishing: 31. May 2005

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