International History of the Twentieth CenturyPsychology Press, 2004 - 531 pagina's This major new global history of the twentieth century is written by four prominent international historians for first-year undergraduate level and upward. Using their thematic and regional expertise, the authors have produced an authoritative yet accessible account of the history of international relations in the last century, covering events in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas. They focus on the history of relations between states and on the broad ideological, economic and cultural forces that have influenced the evolution of international politics over the past one hundred years. Among the areas this book covers are:
This is an absolutely essential book in the study of twentieth century history. Students will find themselves lacking without it. |
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Great Power Rivalry and the World War 190017 | 17 |
Decisions for | 24 |
Recommended reading | 30 |
Japan China and the Origins of the Pacific War 191441 | 41 |
The First World War in East Asia | 58 |
The European Colonial Empires 190045 | 80 |
The Origins of the ArabIsraeli Conflict 190049 | 106 |
Good Neighbors? The United States and the Americas 190045 | 131 |
The fragmentation of the Third World | 320 |
Japan South Korea and Taiwan | 326 |
Highspeed growth and its discontents | 333 |
South Korea and Taiwan | 339 |
Ideology and Nationalism | 345 |
Revolutionary China and the Third World | 351 |
causes and consequences | 357 |
The United States and Latin America 194589 | 362 |
The Path to European War 193039 | 152 |
The Second World War 194045 | 185 |
The First Cold War in Europe 194561 | 212 |
Nationalism Revolution and the Rise of | 242 |
The Chinese Civil War | 248 |
The Korean War | 255 |
Conclusion | 261 |
The Vietnam Wars 194579 | 288 |
Neutralism Development and the Rise of the Third World | 307 |
The birth of the nonaligned movement | 314 |
Decolonization and Independence 194589 | 383 |
The ArabIsraeli Conflict 194991 | 405 |
The Rise of Political Islam 19282000 | 422 |
The End of the Cold War and the Brave New World 19802000 | 444 |
an age of uncertainty | 458 |
hope and despair | 473 |
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519 | |
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International History of the Twentieth Century Antony Best,Jussi M. Hanhimaki,Joseph A. Maiolo,Kirsten E. Schulze Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2004 |
International History of the Twentieth Century Antony Best,Jussi Hanhimaki,Joseph A. Maiolo,Kirsten E. Schulze,Jussi M. Hanhimäki Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2004 |
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