{"product_id":"the-berlin-crisis-of-1961-9781421432250","title":"The Berlin Crisis of 1961","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1973. This book uses the Berlin Crisis of 1961 as a starting point to investigate Soviet-American relations in the Kruschev period. The book first chronicles the timeline of the succession of events during the Berlin Crisis and their interrelation. It then turns to the close interaction between Soviet and foreign policy before situating the event into the broader timeline of Soviet history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDemonstrates with admirable cogency that a well-founded interpretation [of the Kennedy-Khrushchev era] is possible . . . Lay[s] bare the workings of the Russian political process in the age of collective leadership.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. The Opening Phase: The Soviets Stake Their Claim \u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Framing a Western Position \u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. The Soviets Increase the Pressure \u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. The Western Riposte, June 29-July 25 \u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. The Soviets Decide on the Minimum Objective \u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. The West Looks for an Opening \u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Climax : The Soviets Act \u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. The Collective Leadership Reviews the Situation \u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Second Climax: The Twenty-second Party Congress \u003cbr\u003eGlossary \u003cbr\u003eList of Works Cited \u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations of Works Most Frequently Cited \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003eSubject Index \u003cbr\u003eName Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408131924311,"sku":"9781421432250","price":46.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421432250.jpg?v=1730501701","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-berlin-crisis-of-1961-9781421432250","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}