Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-295) and index
Introduction : The Cold War as history / Geraint Hughes and Saki Ruth Dockrill -- The international system / Wolfgang Krieger -- National security and national interest / Jussi Hanhimäki -- Ideology / Leopoldo Nuti and Vladislav Zubok -- Alliance / Lawrence Kaplan -- Strategy / Lawrence Freedman and Geraint Hughes -- Economics / Ian Jackson -- Science and technology / Christoph Bluth -- Intelligence / Richard Aldrich -- Culture / Patrick Major and Rana Mitter -- Decolonisation and empire / John Kent