The World Since 1945: A History of International Relations
- ISBN-10
- 1555877885
- ISBN-13
- 9781555877880
- Series
- The World Since 1945
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 619
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Pub
- Authors
- Wayne C. McWilliams, Harry Piotrowski
Description
The authors argue for the appropriateness of viewing the era after World War II as a separate historical epoch because of seven major consequences of the war. Specifically these were the end of Europe as the center of international power, the rise of the United States and the Soviet Union to superpower status, the emergence of the Cold War, the beginnings of the nuclear age, the rise of nationalism and independence movements in Asia and Africa, and a renewed effort to use international organizations to secure peace. Some of the topics treated include the origins and development of the Cold War in Europe and Asia, the development of Arab and Israeli nationalism, the Sino-Soviet split of the 1960s, the Vietnam War, Third World debt, South African apartheid, the rise of militant Islam, Japan's emergence as an economic power, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and the collapse of the Eastern Bloc. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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