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The War of Nerves Martin Sixsmith

The War of Nerves par Martin Sixsmith

The War of Nerves Martin Sixsmith

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Résumé

A major new history of the Cold War: exploring the conflict through the minds of the people who lived it.

The War of Nerves Résumé

The War of Nerves: Inside the Cold War Mind Martin Sixsmith

BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week 'It was time for a vivid, popular history of the Cold War, and this is it' The Times 'Essential ... endlessly fascinating ... to read Sixsmith is to want to read more Sixsmith' Forbes More than any other conflict, the Cold War was fought on the battlefield of the human mind. Nearly thirty years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, its legacy still endures: not only in our politics, but in our own thoughts and fears. Drawing on a vast array of untapped archives and unseen sources, Martin Sixsmith vividly recreates the tensions and paranoia of the Cold War, framing it for the first time from a psychological perspective. Revisiting towering personalities like Khrushchev, Kennedy and Nixon, as well as the lives of the unknown millions who were caught up in the conflict, this is a gripping account of fear itself - one which is more resonant than ever today.

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Essential ... endlessly fascinating ... to read Sixsmith is to want to read more Sixsmith * Forbes *
An ambitious study of the cold war ... filled with fascinating insights into the psychology of one of the most dangerous periods in world history ... illuminating -- PD Smith * Guardian *
There have been many histories of the cold war, but the virtue and originality of Mr Sixsmith's is to see almost every aspect of the stand-off in psychological terms * Economist *
Written with exemplary clarity and full of succulent anecdotes ... Sixsmith's huge canvas encompasses the Space Race, the motivations of the Cambridge spies, and the details of Project MK Ultra * The Daily Telegraph *
Peppered with anecdotes, archival nuggets and flashes of insight ... stands out from other Cold War narratives by [its] sheer range of cultural references and detail ... it was time for a vivid, popular history of the Cold War, and this is it * The Times *
This fascinating study of Cold War psychology also has much to teach us about contemporary tensions -- Vin Arthey * Scotsman *
Praise for Martin Sixsmith: 'Sixsmith has the knack of delivering complex material with a clear voice * The Times *
A lively chronicle -- Orlando Figes * Sunday Times *
Russia, a 1,000 Year Chronicle of the Wild East contains many of the required ingredients to become the leading popular history of Russia. Colloquial, personal and anecdotal in style ... well researched and factually sound. * TLS *
Russia delivers a thoroughly satisfying history...a lively opinionated narrative. * Publishers Weekly *

À propos de Martin Sixsmith

Martin Sixsmith studied Russian at Oxford, Harvard, the Sorbonne and in St Petersburg, and psychology at Birkbeck and London Metropolitan University. He witnessed the end of the Cold War first hand, reporting for the BBC from Moscow during the presidencies of Gorbachev and Yeltsin. He is the author of two novels and several works of non-fiction, including Philomena and Russia: A 1,000 Year Chronicle of the Wild East.

Informations supplémentaires

GOR011853101
9781781259122
1781259127
The War of Nerves: Inside the Cold War Mind Martin Sixsmith
Martin Sixsmith
Occasion - Très bon état
Relié
Profile Books Ltd
20211111
592
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