The twentieth-century world and beyond : an international history since 1900

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The twentieth-century world and beyond : an international history since 1900

William R. Keylor

Oxford University Press, c2011

6th ed

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Previous ed.: c2006

Includes bibliographical references (p. 597-622) and index

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Description

The Twentieth-Century World and Beyond: An International History since 1900 explores the history of modern relations between the U.S., Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The book's unique analytical framework-which focuses on the relationships between and among countries rather than on individual histories-helps students easily examine how the nations of the world have interacted since the beginning of the last century. The Twentieth-Century World and Beyond, Sixth Edition, is ideal for undergraduate and graduate courses in twentieth-century world history, and courses in international relations and international studies.

Table of Contents

  • Contents
  • Maps
  • Preface
  • Prologue: The Global Context of International Relations at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century
  • The Europeanization of the World
  • The Emergence of Japanese Power in East Asia
  • The Rise of American Power in the Western Hemisphere and the Pacific
  • A Shrinking Earth and the Geopolitical Worldview
  • The First Age of Globalization
  • PART ONE: THE THIRTY YEARS' WAR (1914-1945)
  • Chapter 1: Germany's Bid for European Dominance (1914-1918)
  • The Road to Armageddon
  • Stalemate and Slaughter
  • Revolutionary Russia leaves the War
  • Causes and Consequences of the American Intervention
  • Chapter 2: The Peace of Paris and the New International Order
  • The Messiah from the New World
  • The Dominance of the "Big Four"
  • France's Peace Aims
  • Britain's Peace Aims
  • America Goes Home
  • Civil War and Allied Intervention in Russia
  • The Making of the Modern Middle East
  • Verdict on Versailles
  • Chapter 3: The Western World in the Twenties: The Era of Illusions
  • The Illusion of Economic Restoration
  • The Illusion of Continental Security
  • Chapter 4: The Western World in the Thirties: The Illusions Dispelled
  • The Collapse of the World Economic Order
  • The Collapse of the European Security System
  • Chapter 5: Germany's Second Bid for European Dominance (1939-1945)
  • Poland's Demise and the "Phony War"
  • The European War
  • The World War
  • Allied Plans for Liberated Europe
  • The Destruction of the European Jews
  • Chapter 6: The Confirmation of United States Supremacy in Latin America
  • The Era of Direct Domination (1914-1932)
  • The Era of Indirect Hegemony (1933-1945)
  • Chapter 7: The Rise and Fall 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 (1941-1945)
  • PART TWO: THE COLD WAR BETWEEN THE SUPERPOWERS (1945-1985)
  • Chapter 8: The Formation of the Bipolar World in the Truman-Stalin Era (1945-1953)
  • The Political Division of Europe
  • Superpower Conflicts on the Periphery
  • The Consolidation of the Two Blocs
  • The Rearmament of the West
  • Chapter 9: Coexistence and Confrontation (1953-1962)
  • Deepening Ideological Divisions
  • The Era of Peaceful Coexistence
  • The Pursuit of Non-Alignment in the "Third World"
  • The End of American Invulnerability
  • The Anomaly of Berlin
  • The Formation of an Inter-American Security System
  • Chapter 10: Detente and Multipolarity (1962-1975)
  • The Quest for Nuclear Superiority
  • France's Challenge to American Leadership
  • The Political Settlement in Europe
  • The Middle East as Perennial Hot Spot
  • Chapter 11: The Rise of China and the Cold War in Asia
  • The Communist Victory in the Chinese Civil War
  • America's Reengagement in the Far East
  • The U.S.S.R. and China: From Partnership to Rivalry
  • Indochina's Thirty Years War
  • The Development of the Sino-American Rapprochement (1969-1975)
  • Chapter 12: The Resurgence of East-West Tension (1975-1985)
  • The Prospects for Pluralism and Interdependence
  • The Renewal of the Nuclear Arms Race
  • Turmoil in South Asia
  • Conflict and Compromise in the Middle East
  • Chapter 13: Latin America's Quest for Development and Independence
  • Washington's Containment Policy in the Western Hemisphere
  • Prospects for Economic Growth
  • The Latin American Debt Crisis
  • A Mini-Cold War in the Caribbean
  • Chapter 14: Africa: From Independence to Dependency
  • Decolonization and Dreams of Unity and Development
  • The Persistence of "Neo-Imperialism"
  • The Curse of Economic Stagnation
  • The Cold War Reaches the Continent
  • The Last Stand of the White Settler Regimes
  • Chapter 15: The Far East: The Road to the New Co-Prosperity Sphere
  • The Miracle of Japan
  • The Rise of the East Asian Tigers
  • China Awakens: The Deng Revolution in China
  • PART THREE: FROM COLD WAR TO NEW WORLD DISORDER (1985-2010)
  • Chapter 16: Moscow, Washington, and the End of the Soviet Empire
  • Gorbachev: Glasnost, Perestroika, and Arms Control
  • East Bloc Dissolution and German Reunification
  • Soviet Disengagement and Collapse
  • Ethnic Conflict in the Successor States
  • Russia's Turbulent Transition to Capitalism and Democracy
  • Chapter 17: Europe: Integration and Disintegration
  • The Relaunching of the European Idea
  • The Balkan Tragedy
  • Chapter 18: Asia at the Crossroads
  • Economic Growth and Security Dilemmas in East Asia
  • Tensions on the Indian Sub-Continent
  • Chapter 19: Africa on Its Own: Ethnic Conflict, Autocracy, and Underdevelopment
  • Ethnic Turmoil on the Horn
  • Genocide and Civil War
  • Nigeria's Role as the Gendarme of West Africa
  • The End of Apartheid in South Africa
  • Islamism and Regional Identity in the Maghreb
  • The Adverse Consequences of the End of the Cold War
  • China, the New Imperial Power in Africa
  • The Scourge of AIDS
  • Chapter 20: The Middle East: The Elusive Quest for Peace, Prosperity, and Stability
  • The Gulf War and Its Aftermath
  • From Political Reform to Nuclear Ambitions in Iran
  • The Revival of the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
  • The Peace Process Derailed
  • Chapter 21: Latin America: Democracy, Free Markets, and Regional Security
  • High Hopes for the "Washington Consensus
  • The Progress of Democratization
  • The Rise of Populism and the Collapse of the "Washington Consensus"
  • Chapter 22: From the Old to the New Century
  • The Quest for International Cooperation after the Cold War
  • The Management of the Global Economy
  • The Mixed Record of Arms Control
  • The Expanding Role of International Nongovernmental Organizations
  • Globalization and Its Discontents
  • Washington's Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
  • Glossary of International Economics Terminology
  • Glossary of Nuclear Weapons Terminology
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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