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Origins of the Cold War: Some Clues from Public Opinion
George H. Quester argues that an examination of American and foreign public opinion for the years after 1945 can shed new light on the issue of "who started the cold war?" A crucial finding is that such opinion saw the cold war as emerging only slowly and gradually, rather than erupting directly at the end of World War II.
The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty: An Insider’s Perspective, Keith A. Hansen Reviewed by George H. Quester
Power versus Prudence: Why Nations Forgo Nuclear Weapons, T. V. Paul Reviewed by George H. Quester
The New World Order: Contrasting Theories, Birthe Hansen and Bertel Heurlin, eds. Reviewed by George H. Quester
Causes of War: Power and the Roots of Conflict, Stephen Van Evera Reviewed by George H. Quester
Strategic Nonviolent Conflict: The Dynamics of People Power in the Twentieth Century, Peter Ackerman and Christopher Kruegler Reviewed by George H. Quester
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