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INDEX
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    Subsection 4.Various/Miscellaneous
    Campus Leonardo
    I sei giorni che sconvolsero il mondo. La crisi dei missili di Cuba e le sue percezioni internazionali
    Ed. Le Monnier , 2014
    Page XIV-546
    ISBN 9788800745321
    This work shows the Cuban Missile Crisis from a different perspective. The most dangerous nuclear crisis has been widely and accurately studied, but its transnational nature, and its socio-cultural dimension still remain largely unknown. This study aims to provide a contribution in this direction. Based on more than 7 years of research conducted in the archives of several countries (US, UK, Italy and more), the book also makes extensive use of the international press of those days, complemented by selected oral history interviews. It argues that the public showdown between the US and the USSR constituted a global experience, as the fear of a nuclear escalation ignited reflections, demonstrations and repercussions all over the world, with different intensity and color. The global nature of the crisis is highlighted in the Preface chapter, applying theories by Fernand Braudel and Marshall McLuhan. Part One provides a detailed account of the crisis’ events. Part Two then turns to their perceptions, both on a political and socio-cultural level, showing the interconnections between the two spheres. Such approach is applied here to two national contexts (US, Italy) and three transnational categories of observers (political thinkers, religious figures, scientists).
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    Foreword by John L. Harper
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