International history of the twentieth century and beyond
"This hugely successful global history of the twentieth century is written by four prominent international historians for first-year undergraduate level and upward. Using their thematic and regional expertise, the authors have produced an authoritative yet accessible and seamless account of the...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group
2015
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| Edition: | Third edition |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- The third edition
- The second edition
- Introduction to the twentieth century
- Great power rivalry and the World War, 1900-1917
- The search for European stability, 1917-29
- Japan, China and the origins of the Pacific war, 1900-41
- The European colonial empires, 1900-45
- The origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1900-48
- "Good neighbors"? : the United States and the Americas, 1900-45
- The path to European war, 1930-39
- The Second World War, 1940-45
- The "first" cold war in Europe, 1945-61
- Asia in turmoil : nationalism, revolution and the rise of the Cold War, 1945-53
- From cold war to détente, 1962-79
- The Vietnam wars, 1945-79
- Neutralism, development and the rise of the Third World, 1945-2014
- The "developmental states" : Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, 1945-2014
- The People's Republic of China and North Korea : ideology and nationalism, 1949-2014
- The United States and Latin America, 1945-2014
- Africa : decolonization and independence, 1945-2014
- The Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1949-2014
- The rise of political Islam, 1928-2014
- The end of the Cold War and the "New World Order", 1980-2000
- The rise of a new Europe : the history of European integration, 1945-2014
- The rise of human rights in international history
- US decline in a globalized world?
- Conclusion : where to next?