In the Second Edition, LaFeber has revised nearly every chapter in the book. In the early chapters, there is more attention to the origins of foreign policy institutions and practices, including precedents for the executive agreement, and new discussions of U.S. relations with Britain in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The more recent chapters feature fresh insights of Potsdam, the origins of the Korean War, and the Cuban Missile Crisis--all based on new evidence drawn from Soviet archives. The new edition amply covers the momentous events that brought the Cold War to an end and thrust the United States into the uncetain position of the world's only superpower.

About the Author
Walter LaFeber (1933-2021) was professor of history at Cornell University and the author of The Clash, winner of the 1998 Bancroft Prize, and Inevitable Revolutions.


Book Information
ISBN 9780393964745
Author Walter LaFeber
Format Paperback
Page Count 864
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 1161g
Dimensions(mm) 236mm * 155mm * 41mm