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Introduction: after the suicide of the West.
"It looks as if Islam had a bigger hand in the thing than we thought.... Islam is a fighting creed, and the mullah still stands in the pulpit with the Koran in one hand and a drawn sword in the other."
--Richard Hannay in John Buchan's Greenmantle
Suicide is probably more frequent than murder as the end phase of a civilization.
--James Burnham, Suicide of the West
It seemed fitting that a symposium devoted to the subject of "Threats to Democracy" should convene on the anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. Not only was it one of the greatest sea battles in history, but it was also a battle greatly pertinent to the questions that ...
- COLD WAR HISTORIOGRAPHY: NEW EVIDENCE BEHIND TRADITIONAL TYPOGRAPHIES.
- Magazine article from: International Social Science Review WHITE, TIMOTHY J. September 22, 2000 700+ words
...Americans and many in the world, the Cold War dominated international relations from...context of this bipolar rivalry. As the Cold War came to an end, some thought we had witnessed...American policy of containment during the Cold War. While this policy of containment rapidly...
- The COLD WAR as history; Struggle spread far and deep, framed a generation's...
- Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Black, Eric October 25, 1999 700+ words
...TRIBUNE SPECIAL REPORT: Part 2 of 7 . The Cold War was exactly what we thought it was, and...opportunity to think more calmly as the Cold War recedes into history, the oversimplifications...retain important elements of truth. The Cold War was less than we thought because the sides...
- The Cold War: An International History 1947-1991.(Review)
- Magazine article from: Teaching History: A Journal of Methods Theilmann, John M. March 22, 2000 700+ words
S.J. Ball. The Cold War: An International History 1947-1991...ISBN 0-340-59168-4. Now that the Cold War is "history," a spate of works are...text that lays out the basics of the Cold War as well as indicates the scope of scholars...
- Cold War Respite: The Geneva Summit of 1955.(Review)
- Magazine article from: Presidential Studies Quarterly Rorvig, Paul June 1, 2001 700+ words
...the 1955 Geneva Summit. Cold War Respite is the product of...the underexplored topic of cold war conference diplomacy. The...examines the issue of East-West trade. John Young's essay...go beyond their previous cold war proposals, particularly...
- A Cold War victory `of sorts'?(Commentary)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Beichman, Arnold February 28, 2000 700+ words
...that the United States did not win the Cold War. Why? So that when our children and...In the modern history of warfare, the Cold War seems to be the only one where victory...The United States did not "win" the Cold War, and that's that. Now that's really...
- The Cold War: An International History, 1947-1991.(Review)
- Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History McKenzie, Francine April 1, 1999 700+ words
The Cold War: An International History, 1947-1991...xii, 260 pp. $18.95. While the Cold War raged, the desire to exonerate, accuse...interpretations of the conflict. Now that the Cold War is over, there is the possibility that...
- Cold War nostalgia spawns museums, memorabilia trades.(C)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Harper, Jennifer May 23, 1999 700+ words
The Cold War is very hot. As in chic. Though the...a San Diego-based company that sells Cold War icons - from KGB liquor flasks to "Excellent...seats ($1,450 "as is"). "The Cold War was a defining historical time for lots...
- Starting the Cold War.
- History Review Roberts, Geoffrey December 1, 2000 700+ words
...studies on the origins of the cold war which emphasised the role of...particular Britain, France and West Germany. The themes of this...the European origins of the cold war, the independent role of the West European states, and the influence...