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<em>The Cold War and After: Prospects for Peace</em>

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The Cold War and After: Prospects for Peace

Expanded Edition

International Security Reader, The MIT Press

July 1993

Editors: Sean M. Lynn-Jones, Editor, International Security; Series Editor, Belfer Center Studies in International Security, Steven E. Miller, Director, International Security Program; Editor-in-Chief, International Security; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom

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ABSTRACT


The Cold War and After presents a collection of well-reasoned arguments selected from the journal International Security on the causes of the Cold War and the effect of its aftermath on the peaceful coexistence of European states. This new edition includes all of the material from the first edition, plus four new articles: The Unipolar Illusion: Why New Great Powers Will Rise, Christopher Layne; International Primacy: Is the Game Worth the Candle? Robert Jervis; Why International Primacy Matters, Samuel P. Huntington; and International Relations Theory and the End of the Cold War, John Lewis Gaddis.

Sean M. Lynn-Jones is Managing Editor of International Security. Steven E. Miller is Director of Studies at the Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University.

Steven E. Miller is editor-in-chief of International Security and Director of the International Security Program of BCSIA.

 

Endorsements

"A thoughtful and timely analysis of the post-World War II international system; [the book] articulates the themes behind the Cold War in a concise format . . . a good introductory work for both scholars and general readers."
-- Academic Library Book Review

"The Cold War and After is the best guide to the crucial debate on the post-Cold War security environment. The book is a must for scholars and will be of great value to students and teachers of international relations."
-- Stephen M. Walt, University of Chicago

 

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Full text of this publication is available at:
http://mitpress.mit.edu/book-home.tcl?isbn=026262088X

For Academic Citation:

Lynn-Jones, Sean M., and Steven E. Miller, eds. The Cold War and After: Prospects for Peace. Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press, 1993.

Document Length: 419 pp.

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