CiNii 図書 - The twentieth-century world : an international history

The Twentieth-Century World is a narrative account of twentieth-century world history, with extensive coverage given to the US, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The book uses a distinctive analytical framework in order to examine the rivalries between major world nations. The forth edition has been thoroughly updated, to take the narrative all the way through the end of the twentieth century, Keylor has expanded the book's coverage of very recent events such as the Middle East peace process, NATO expansion, negotiations for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and the war in Chechnya. The book includes 27 maps for ease of reference. With its up-to-date bibliography and its clear, concise style, the book is perfect for undergraduate classes on twentieth-century world history.

巻冊次: : pbk ISBN 9780195097702

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This edition of a narrative account of international history in the 20th century has been substantially revised and updated to cover recent events such as the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the emergence of the non-Russian successor states, the civil war in Bosnia, the advent of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, the progress of European integration since Maastricht and the progress toward the North American free-trade system (NAFTA). The additional material is integrated into an analytical framework of the relations among the major nations of the world. Extensive treatment is given to Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Eighteen new maps and several new tables have been added, along with an updated bibliographic essay.

The global context of international relations at the beginning of the 20th century
the Europeanization of the world
the rise of Japanese power in East Asia
the rise of American power in the Western Hemisphere
a shrinking earth and the geopolitical world view
the development of an international economy. Part 1 The Thirty Years' War (1914-1945): Germany's bid for European dominance (1914-1918)
the domestic consequences of total war
the significance of the Russian withdrawal
the significance of the American intervention
the peace of Paris and the new international order
the Western world in the 20s - the era of illusions
the illusion of economic restoration
the illusion of continental security
the western world in the 30s - the illusions dispelled
the collapse of the world economic order
the collapse of the European security system
Germany's second bid for European dominance (1939-1945)
the confirmation of United States supremacy in Latin America
the era of direct domination (1914-1932)
the era of indirect hegemony (1933-1945)
the confirmation of Japan's supremacy in East Asia
the period of peaceful penetration (1914-1930)
the period of military expansion (1931-1941)
the war in Asia. Part 2 The 30-year "Cold War" between the superpowers (1945-1975): the formation of the bipolar world in the Truman-Stalin era (1945-1953)
the political division of Europe
the Korean War and Western rearmament
coexistence and confrontation (1953-1962)
"New Look"
the Post-Stalinist "Thaw"
the crisis years - from Berlin to Cuba
detente and multipolarity (1962-1975)
arms control and strategic parity
France's assault on the bipolar world
the political settlement in Europe
the Middle East as perennial hotspot
the rise of China and the Cold War in Asia
the Communist victory in the Chinese Civil War
the Korean War and America's re-engagement in the Far East
Russia and China - from partnership to rivalry
the United States and Indochina
the development of the Sino-American Rapprochement (1969-1975)
the resurgence of East-West tension (1975-1985)
the prospect for pluralism and interdependence
the renewal of the arms race
turmoil in South Asia
peace and war in the Middle East
Part 4 The developing world: a retrospective comparison: Latin America's quest for development and independence
Africa - from independence to dependency
the Far East: the road to the new co-prosperity sphere. Part 5 From Cold War to new world disorder (1985-1995): Moscow, Washington and the end of the Soviet Union
the resurrection of the European idea
Asia at the crossroads
Africa on its own: ethnicity, autocracy and underdevelopment
the Middle East
Latin America
a new multilateralism?

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