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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812916403321

Autore

Lundestad Geir <1945->

Titolo

International relations since the end of the cold war : new and old dimensions / / edited by Geir Lundestad

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2013

ISBN

1-283-84783-3

0-19-164447-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (333 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LundestadGeir <1945->

Disciplina

909.829

Soggetti

International relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Tables and Figures; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Introduction: The Past; 1. The Evolving Structure of World Politics, 1991-2011; 2. From Realism to the Liberal Peace: Twenty Years of Research on the Causes of War; 3. War, Democracy, and Peace; 4. Victory: The "State," the "West," and the Cold War; 5. The United States and the Cold War: Four Ideas that Shaped the Twentieth-Century World; 6. The Cold War and Its Legacy; 7. Two Finales: How the End of the Third World and the End of the Cold War Are Linked

8. Nuclear Weapons and International Relations Since the End of the Cold War9. The Development of the Arms Race and How We Think About It; 10. Between Primacy and Decline: America's Role in the Post-Cold War World; 11. Russia and the West: Twenty Difficult Years; 12. The European Union at Twenty: Can Europe Be Saved?; 13. China's Prolonged Rise: Legitimacy Challenges and Dilemmas in the Reform and Opening-Up Era; 14. After the West? Toward a New International System?; Conclusion: The Future; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

In 'International Relations Since the End of the Cold War' many of the world's leading scholars examine the Cold War legacy. The authors examine several key issues including: the relationship between democracy and peace, the Cold War and the Third World superpowers, the role of post-Cold War nuclear weapons.