{"product_id":"dealing-with-dictators-the-united-states-hungary-and-east-central-europe-19421989-9780253019394","title":"Dealing with Dictators  The United States Hungary","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[T]his invaluable reference work belongs on the library shelf of any Cold War scholar.\u003c\/p\u003e * Slavic Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLászló Borhi's Dealing with Dictators makes a valuable contribution from both a theoretical and empirical point of view to the history of communist regimes leading up to the end of the Cold War. . . . It is meticulously documented, drawing from Hungarian archives, US State Department archives, and US presidential libraries.\u003c\/p\u003e * H-Diplo *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A tour de force of research and analysis, László Borhi's Dealing With Dictators has revived and reoriented our understanding of the import of United States foreign policies toward Hungary and East Central Europe during the Cold War.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Martin J. Sherwin,Professor of History at George Mason University * author (with Kai Bird) of the Pulitzer Prize biography, American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are rare books that define an era. Borhi's Dealing with Dictators is second to none in helping us comprehend the difficult ups and downs of the U.S. – Hungarian bilateral relationship within the larger context of Cold War Central Europe. When it comes to the origins of the Cold War, Borhi is relentlessly anti-revisionist – it was the Soviets who built an empire in Eastern Europe to ruthlessly exploit the satellite economies. \u003cem\u003eDealing with Dictators\u003c\/em\u003e concludes with an exhaustive chapter on Hungary's crucial role in ending the Cold War. This is international history writing at its best.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Gunter Bischof, Marshall Plan Professor of History * University of New Orleans *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Peace Overtures, the Allies, and the Holocaust, 1942-1945\u003cbr\u003e2. \u003ci\u003eCuius Regio, Eius Religio\u003c\/i\u003e: The United States and the Soviet Seizure of Power\u003cbr\u003e3. Rollback\u003cbr\u003e4. 1956: Self-Liberation\u003cbr\u003e5. Reprisals and Bridge-Building\u003cbr\u003e6. The Dilemmas of External Transformation\u003cbr\u003e7. \"The Status Quo is Not So Bad\": Détente\u003cbr\u003e8. Nixon, Carter, and the Kádár Regime\u003cbr\u003e9. \"Love Towards Kádár\": Reagan and the Myth of Liberation\u003cbr\u003e10. 1989: \"Together We Liberated Eastern Europe\"\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400552653143,"sku":"9780253019394","price":50.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253019394.jpg?v=1730470965","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dealing-with-dictators-the-united-states-hungary-and-east-central-europe-19421989-9780253019394","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}