The Superpowers: A Short History - Softcover

"It is an important, insightful study from an "outside perspective," and one that deserves serious consideration by scholars, students, and those more generally interested in the Russo-American dialogue over the past 250 years. Paul Dukes has a remarkable command of the major and minor sources on the subject, and he interweaves the complex interactions of the two great powers with skill, sophistication, and perspective.." -The International History Review, June 2002. "The author's broad learning and long historical perspective make this thoughtful book a welcome correctivee to the shallow triumphalism that has marred much recent writing on the subject. This is a perceptive and provocative book." -David S. Painter

The Superpowers traces the development of the USA and Russia from 1898 through to 2000, placing the cold war, from inception to ending, into the wider social, economic and political context.