This brief book stresses the profound global transformation that has occurred since 1945 as a result of the collapse of the remaining great colonial empires, and the...
America and the World since 1945 - Focuses on the origins and course of the Cold War - Explains major crises and developments, such as the Truman Doctrine, the nature of containment, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Berlin, arms control and ...
This accessible and stimulating account of world history since 1945 provides a framework for making sense of the political and social developments of this period. The underlying theme of the...
... The Twentieth-Century World: An International History (1996); the fifth edition of Walter LaFeber's study of USA–USSR relations, America, Russia, and the Cold War: 1945–1984 (1985); and several recent books on the colonial world: ...
The World Since 1945 traces the major political, economic, and ideological patterns that have evolved in the global arena from the end of World War II to the present day.The sixth edition of this widely acclaimed textbook'thoroughly updated ...
New to this Edition: - Updated to cover events since 2006, including the conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, China's economic and military advance to great power status, the refugee crises and the global financial crisis of 2008 - New ...
This book examines China’s changing relations with the two superpowers, Asian neighbours, Third World countries, and European powers.
Provides a survey of postwar history, analyzes key events, and identifies important movements, individuals, and policies
Postwar is the first modern history that covers all of Europe, both east and west, drawing on research in six languages to sweep readers through thirty-four nations and sixty years of political and cultural change-all in one integrated, ...
This text discusses key concepts & traces the main themes that have shaped the post war world.