LEADER 03457nam 2200541 450 001 9910494609803321 005 20210630080313.0 010 $a1-62637-174-1 035 $a(CKB)4100000011243525 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6192058 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011243525 100 $a20200820h20142014 ky 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 181 $2rdacontent 181 $2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe world since 1945$b[electronic resource] $ea history of international relations /$fWayne C. McWilliams, Harry Piotrowski 205 $aEighth edition. 210 1$aBoulder, Colorado :$cLynne Rienner Publishers,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014. 215 $a1 online resource (634 pages) $cillustrations, maps 311 $a1-62637-074-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [582]-602) and index. 327 $aIntroduction ---- PART I. The Origins of the Cold War. 1. The End of World War II and the Dawn of the Nuclear Age --- 2. The Cold War Institutionalized --- 3. The Cold War in Asia: A Change of Venue --- 4. Confrontation and Coexistence ---- PART II. Nationalism and the End of Colonialism. 5. Decolonization in Asia --- 6. Decolonization in Sub-Saharan Africa --- 7. Decolonization in the Arab World --- 8. The Arab-Israeli Conflict ---- PART III. The Shifting Sands of Global Power. 9. The Communist World After Stalin --- 10. The War in Indochina ---- 11. Detente and the End of Bipolarity ---- PART VI. The Global South. 12. The Challenges of Economic Development --- 13. Africa --- 14. Latin America --- 15. The People's Republic of China and Taiwan --- 16. The Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia ---- PART V. The Emergence of a New Landscape. 17. The Globalization of the Economy --- 18. The Rise of East Asia --- 19. Russia: The Legacy of Soviet Empire --- 20. The Nuclear Arms Race --- 21. The Emergence of Political Islam in the Middle East and North Africa --- 22. September 11, Afghanistan, and Iraq --- 23. The Arab Spring: Turning to Winter? 330 $aNew emphasis on the impacts of globalization, events in the Middle East, and political and economic changes in East Asia - as well as new information and maps throughout - are among the features of this thoroughly revised edition of The World Since 1945. The text 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, providing the background needed for a solid understanding of contemporary international relations. Written to be student friendly, it has made its place as the text of choice in scores of introductory IR and world history courses. 606 $aMilitary history, Modern$y20th century 606 $aMilitary history, Modern$y21st century 606 $aWorld politics$y1945-1989 606 $aWorld politics$y1989- 607 $aDeveloping countries 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMilitary history, Modern 615 0$aMilitary history, Modern 615 0$aWorld politics 615 0$aWorld politics 676 $a327.09045 700 $aMcWilliams$b Wayne C.$01042188 702 $aPiotrowski$b Harry 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910494609803321 996 $aThe world since 1945$92466215 997 $aUNINA