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162 pp.
| Chelsea |
January, 2004 |
LibraryISBN 0-7910-7832-9$$26.95
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YAArbitrary Borders: Political Boundaries in World History series.
This thorough volume focuses on the symbolic "Iron Curtain" dividing Europe's Communist and non-Communist countries. Illustrated with poorly reproduced black-and-white photos, the dryly written book ably traces the forty-year history of the Cold War, examining American and Soviet perspectives, reporting on revolts in Berlin and Prague, and concluding with the fall of the Berlin Wall. Reading list, timeline. Bib., ind.