the early years, 1945-1958 Hopf, Ted 1959- creator nyu Oxford Oxford University Press 2012 eng 305 p.; The early years of the Cold War were marked by contradictions and conflict. The turn from Stalin's discourse of danger to the discourse of difference under his successors explains the abrupt changes in relations with Eastern Europe, China, the decolonizing world, and the West. Societal constructivism provides the theoretical approach to make sense of this turbulent history Stalinism after the war: a discourse of danger, 1945-53 -- Stalin's foreign policy: the discourse of danger abroad, 1945-53 -- The thaw at home, 1953-58 -- The thaw abroad, 1953-58. Ted Hopf Guerra fría Cambio social Unión Soviética Unión Soviética Relaciones exteriores 338 DK 268.5 H792r 2012 327.4700904 9780199379767 240720 20230411090652.0 spa