| Description |
xi, 544 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Toward the summit : from Babylon to Versailles -- Munich 1938 : Chamberlain and Hitler -- Yalta 1945 : Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin -- Vienna 1961 : Kennedy and Khrushchev -- Moscow 1972 : Brezhnev and Nixon -- Camp David 1978 : Begin, Carter and Sadat -- Geneva 1985 : Gorbachev and Reagan -- Summitry as a way of life : from the G7 to Bush and Blair. |
| Summary |
Recounts six summits which had a significant political impact during the twentieth century, including the Yalta summit in 1945 with Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin, and the Geneva summit in 1985 with Gorbachev and Reagan. |
| Subject |
World politics -- 20th century.
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Summit meetings -- History -- 20th century.
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Diplomacy -- History -- 20th century.
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History, Modern -- 20th century.
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Diplomacy -- History.
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World politics.
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| ISBN |
0465069045 |
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9780465069040 |
| Standard No. |
NZ1 11413084 |
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