| Autore |
McWilliams Wayne C.
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| Edizione | [Eighth edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Boulder, Colorado : , : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , 2014
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (634 pages) : illustrations, maps
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| Disciplina |
327.09045
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| Soggetto topico |
Military history, Modern - 20th century
Military history, Modern - 21st century
World politics - 1945-1989
World politics - 1989-
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| Soggetto genere / forma |
Electronic books.
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| ISBN |
1-62637-174-1
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Introduction ---- 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?
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910494609803321 |
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The world since 1945 [[electronic resource] ] : a history of international relations / / Wayne C. McWilliams, Harry Piotrowski
