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1 online resource (xix, 317 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Summary |
"1989 signifies the collapse of Soviet communism and the end of the Cold War, a moment generally recognised as a triumph for liberal democracy and when capitalism became global. The Global 1989 challenges these ideas. An international group of prominent scholars investigate the mixed, paradoxical and even contradictory outcomes engendered by these events, unravelling the intricacies of this important moment in world history. Although the political, economic and cultural orders generated have, for the most part, been an improvement on what was in place before, this has not always been clear-cut: 1989 has many meanings, many effects and multiple trajectories. This volume leads the way in defining how 1989 can be assessed both in terms of its world historical impact and in terms of its contribution to the shape of contemporary world politics"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-307) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the 'what', 'when' and 'where' of the global 1989 / George Lawson -- pt. I. What and when. Back to the future of nineteenth-century western international thought? / John M. Hobson -- The return of primitive accumulation / Saskia Sassen -- What is left after 1989? / William Outhwaite -- pt. II. Where. Transatlantic relations in the shadow of the Cold War / Michael Cox -- Third world socialism : 1989 and after / Fred Halliday -- Towards a global Europe? / Laure Delcour -- Restoration and convergence : Russia and China since 1989 / Aviezer Tucker -- One world, many Cold Wars : 1989 in the Middle East / Richard Saull -- pt. III. Continuity and change. One bright moment in an age of war, genocide and terror? On the revolutions of 1989 / Chris Armbruster -- A dangerous utopia : the military revolution from the Cold War to the war on terror / Marc DeVore -- From Berlin to Baghdad : learning the 'wrong' lessons from the collapse of communism / Barbara J. Falk -- Conclusion : was there a global 1989? / Arne Westad. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Nineteen eighty-nine, A.D.
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Nineteen eighty-nine, A.D. |
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World politics -- 1985-1995.
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World politics. |
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1985-1995 |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Lawson, George, 1972-
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Armbruster, Chris, 1969-
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Cox, Michael, 1947-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Global 1989. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521761246 (DLC) 2010024612 (OCoLC)643569166 |
| ISBN |
9780511860515 (electronic book) |
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051186051X (electronic book) |
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9780511778544 (electronic book) |
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0511778546 (electronic book) |
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9780521761246 |
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0521761247 |
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9780521147910 |
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0521147913 |
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