| Edition |
6th ed. |
| Description |
xi, 618 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The end of World War II and the dawn of the nuclear age -- The Cold War institutionalized -- The Cold War in Asia: a change of venue -- Confrontation and coexistence -- Decolonization in Asia -- Decolonization in Africa -- The middle East: the Arab-Israeli conflict -- The communist world after Stalin -- The war in Indochina -- Détente and the end of bipolarity -- Problems of economic development in the Third World -- Africa -- Latin America -- The People's Republic of China and Taiwan -- The Indian subcontintent and Southeast Asia -- Japan, Korea, and East Asian economic development -- The globalization of the economy -- Gorbachev's perestroika and the Soviet Union's retreat from empire -- The nuclear arms race -- Political Islam and the Middle East -- September 11 and its consequences -- Epilogue: the end of the postwar age. |
| Subject |
World politics -- 1945-1989.
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World politics. |
| Chronological Term |
1945-1989 |
| Subject |
World politics -- 1989-
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| Chronological Term |
1989- |
| Subject |
Military history, Modern -- 20th century.
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Military history, Modern. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Developing countries.
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Developing countries. |
| Added Author |
Piotrowski, Harry.
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| ISBN |
1588263479 paperback alkaline paper |
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