{"product_id":"from-the-cold-war-to-don-oberdorfer-9780801859229","title":"From the Cold War to a New Era: The United States and the Soviet Union, 1983-1991","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn updated edition of Don Oberdorfer's acclaimed book, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Turn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1991 as \u003ci\u003eThe Turn\u003c\/i\u003e, this is the gripping narrative history of the most important international development of our time--the passage of the United States and the Soviet Union from the Cold War to a new era. Don Oberdorfer makes the reader a privileged behind-the-scenes spectator as U.S. and Soviet leaders take each other's measure and slowly set about their historic task. Oberdorfer writes diplomatic history with a vital difference: extraordinary intimacy made possible by comprehensive interviews with major figures on both sides and exclusive material from a host of other sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow this widely praised book is available in a new, updated paperback edition that continues the narrative up to the dramatic collapse of the Soviet Union. Replete with revealing portraits of historical personalities, as riveting as a spy thriller, this is an enthralling record of history in the making.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Don Oberdorfer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801859220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801859229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.21w x 1.22d","brand":"Don Oberdorfer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086870753535,"sku":"9780801859229","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d3162160-8d42-46c5-a929-76271df8267f.jpg?v=1769097062","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-the-cold-war-to-don-oberdorfer-9780801859229","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}