World politics, 1945-2000

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This text presents an overview of the major events and people that have shaped world politics since the end of the Second World War in 1945, including the Cold War, the fall of communism and the ascendancy of the nuclear powers.

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Full title :World politics, 1945-2000 / Peter Calvocoressi.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2001.
Edition:8th ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Pearson Education
Place of Publication:Harlow, England
Language:eng
Publication Date:2001.

Notes

Revised edition of: World politics since 1945. 7th ed. c1996.

Includes index.

The Physical Object

Description:xxi, 900 pages : : maps ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0582381223, 9780582381223, 0582437288, 9780582437289, 0582073790, 9780582073791
oclc:ocm44016541
LC Classification:D843
Dewey Decimal:909.82

Part 1. World Power and World Order -- 1. The superpowers -- The onset of the Cold War -- The division of Germany -- Nato and the Soviet empire to the Cuban crisis -- The arms race -- The United States: unique but not omnipotent -- The disintegration of the USSR -- 2. Japan -- 3. China -- The triumph of Mao -- China and the superpowers -- Resurrection -- Xinjiang and Tibet -- 4. World order -- Preventing wars -- Preventing economic disasters -- 5. A Third World -- and a Fourth -- Neutralism and realignments -- Poverty -- A. Very small states -- B. Antarctica -- C. The law of the sea -- Part 2. Europe -- 6. Western Europe -- Recovery -- Franco-German entente -- Britain on the edge -- European union (west) -- European union (east-west) -- The southern flank -- 7. Central and eastern Europe -- Stalin's empire -- After Stalin -- End of empire -- 8. Yugoslavia and Albania -- Federated Yugoslavia -- Dissolution: Serbs, Croats and Slovenes -- Partition: Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Kosovo -- Macedonia and Albania -- A. Northern Ireland -- B. The Basques -- C. Cyprus -- Part 3. The Middle East -- 9. The Arabs and Israel to the Suez War -- The creation of Israel -- Arab revolutions -- The Suez Wa…

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History international relations internationale betrekkingen Internationale Politiek Nationalism Nationalism -- History -- 20th century Nationalisme -- Histoire -- 20e siècle Politieke geschiedenis politique internationale -- 2000. -- 19… Politique mondiale -- 1945-1989 Politique mondiale -- 1989- Relations internationales Since 1900 World politics World politics -- 1945- World politics -- 1945-1989 World politics -- 1989-