{"product_id":"1550287699-canada_and_the_cold_war","title":"Canada and the Cold War","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eThe Cold War Was Initiated In Canada In 1945 By The Dramatic Defection Of Igor Gouzenko, A Soviet Cipher Clerk. This Event Marked The Start Of Over Four Decades Of Muted Conflict Between The Soviet Union And The West. The Cold War Became A Major Element Of Public Life In Canada, Affecting Everything From Northern Sovereignty (over Radar Stations In The Far-north Dew Line) To Hockey. It Touched Most People's Lives, Raising Widespread Fears Of Nuclear War, Encouraging Some To Build Fallout Shelters And Others To Become Active In The Peace Movement. Through Biographies Of Key Figures, Accounts Of Events Like Canada's Response To The Cuban Missile Crisis And Mikhail Gorbachev's 1983 Visit To Canada, As Well As Exposes Of State Security Operations Such As The Outrageous Operation Feather Bed, This Book Offers A Fascinating Portrait Of A Recent Period Of Canadian History. Extensively Illustrated With Photographs, This Book Revisits Personalities And Events That Helped Shape Today's Canada. Book Jacket.--book Jacket. The 1940s -- The 1950s -- The 1960s -- The 1970s -- The 1980s. Reg Whitaker And Steve Hewitt. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [248]-250) And Index. Filmography: P. [251].\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Social Sciences\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Government\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational \u0026amp; World Politics\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eCanadian\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Lorimer","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":46671106179262,"sku":"1550287699-3","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/51zv3KE1nWL._SL500.jpg?v=1776881767","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/1550287699-canada_and_the_cold_war","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}