Of Walls and Bridges: The United States & Eastern Europe / Edition 1

by Bennett Kovrig

Overview

In this ambitious work, Bennett Kovrig lucidly traces the economic, political and ideological developments that have characterized U.S. relations with Eastern Europe since World War II. Kovrig provides a refreshingly objective examination of the complex evolution of events that led to the end of the cold war. His account of the days prior ro America's global confrontation with the U.S.S.R. when U.S. interests in Eastern Europe were minimal, of the economic and psychological warfare of the cold war, and of the growing diversity of Eastern European nations that contributed to the upheavals of 1989 offers a rich and comprehensive background to the current scenario.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814746134
Publisher:	New York University Press
Publication date:	06/01/1991
Series:	Twentieth Century Fund Report Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	440
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.08(d)

About the Author

Bennett Kovrig is professor of political science at the University of Toronto and author of the acclaimed The Myth of Liberation: East-Central Europe in U.S. Diplomacy Since 1941.

Editorial Reviews

Kovrig traces the economic, political, and ideological developments that have characterized US relations with Eastern Europe since World War II and examines events that led to the end of the cold war. Arguing that the need for US involvement in Eastern Europe is as great as ever, he encourages a process of demilitarization and economic aid that will keep America and its allies actively engaged in the region. A Twentieth Century Fund book. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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