The War of Nerves
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The War of Nerves

Inside the Cold War Mind

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  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

The War of Nerves

Inside the Cold War Mind

About this book

A major new history of the Cold Warthatexplores the conflict through the minds of the people who lived through it. More than any other conflict, the Cold War was fought on the battlefield of the human mind. And, nearly thirty years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, its legacy still enduresā€”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, unique 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 narrative of the paranoia of the Cold Warā€”and in today's uncertain times, this story is more resonant than ever.

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Information

Publisher
Pegasus Books
Year
2022
Topic
History
eBook ISBN
9781639361823
Subtopic
20th Century History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Authorā€™s Note
  4. Preface
  5. Chapter 1: Individual or Collective ā€“ Two National Psyches
  6. Chapter 2: Two Nations; Two Missions
  7. Chapter 3: Kissing Stalinā€™s Bum
  8. Chapter 4: Yalta and the Psychology of Betrayal
  9. Chapter 5: Potsdam and Paranoia
  10. Chapter 6: Stalin the Neurotic
  11. Chapter 7: The Long Telegrams
  12. Chapter 8: Threats and Mind Readers
  13. Chapter 9: War by Inadvertence
  14. Chapter 10: Trouble among Socialist Friends
  15. Chapter 11: Stalinā€™s Ghost ā€“ Memory, Fear and the Monster from the Grave
  16. Chapter 12: A Psychological Vacuum
  17. Chapter 13: The Secret Speech and the Psychology of the Crowd
  18. Chapter 14: Psychological Warfare
  19. Chapter 15: McCarthyism and Witch-Hunts
  20. Chapter 16: Brainwashing
  21. Chapter 17: Sputnik and the Psychology of Fear
  22. Chapter 18: The Kitchen: Competing Utopias
  23. Chapter 19: Bricks in the Wall
  24. Chapter 20: The Space Race
  25. Chapter 21: Brinkmanship
  26. Chapter 22: Duck and Cover
  27. Chapter 23: Disinformation
  28. Chapter 24: Double Agents, Double Dealing, Doublethink
  29. Chapter 25: Inventing the Enemy in Books and Film
  30. Chapter 26: Art, Posters and Jokes
  31. Chapter 27: Music
  32. Chapter 28: Religion
  33. Chapter 29: Falling Dominoes
  34. Chapter 30: They Took Away Your Mind ā€“ Control through Silence
  35. Chapter 31: The Psychology of the Front Line
  36. Chapter 32: The Madman and DĆ©tente
  37. Chapter 33: Reaganā€™s Epiphany
  38. Chapter 34: The Wall Torn Down
  39. Chapter 35: The Evil Empire is No More
  40. Chapter 36: The Misuses of Memory
  41. About the Author
  42. Notes and Selected Bibliography
  43. Index
  44. Illustration Credits
  45. Copyright

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