TY - BOOK AU - Miles,Simon TI - Engaging the evil empire: Washington, Moscow, and the beginning of the end of the Cold War SN - 9781501751714 AV - D849 .M5412 2020 U1 - 909.82/5 23 PY - 2020/// CY - Ithaca PB - Cornell University Press KW - Cold War KW - World politics KW - 1975-1985 KW - Guerre froide KW - Politique mondiale KW - HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century KW - bisacsh KW - Diplomatic relations KW - fast KW - United States KW - Foreign relations KW - Soviet Union KW - États-Unis KW - Relations extérieures KW - URSS KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : Grand Strategy and the End of the Cold War -- Red Star Rising : The World according to Washington and Moscow -- Arm to Parley : Reagan Rebuilds and Reaches Out -- Talking about Talking : Continuities and Crises -- Trial Balloons : Reaching Out and Laying Groundwork -- New Departures : The Beginning of the End of the Cold War -- Conclusion : Winners and Losers N2 - "This book is about the beginning of the end of the Cold War between 1980 and 1985. The key shift that allowed the Cold War to end was not one from conflict to cooperation but rather from covert to overt engagement, with both superpowers seeing engagement as a means of furthering their own, primarily competitive, goals"-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2439212 ER -