The authors argue for the appropriateness of viewing the era after World War II as a separate historical epoch because of seven major consequences of the war.
... The Twentieth-Century World: An International History (1996); the fifth edition of Walter LaFeber's study of USA–USSR relations, America, Russia, and the Cold War: 1945–1984 (1985); and several recent books on the colonial world: ...
The new edition has been thoroughly revised to fully reflect developments in the history and historiography of the post-war world, and features five new chapters on the post-Cold War world, covering topics including: - The rise and fall of ...
The World Since 1945: The Crisis of Modern Civilization
The World Since 1945 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 day.The sixth edition of this widely acclaimed textbook'thoroughly updated ...
The fifth edition of this widely acclaimed textbook continues to provide not only the background that students need in order to understand current international relations, but also up-to-date material on politics around the world.
This book explores, chronologically, the intertwined international, political, and economic aspects of contemporary world history from 1945 to the 1990s--showing how these three factors taken together explain in large measure...
New 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.
This brief book stresses the profound global transformation that has occurred since 1945 as a result of the collapse of the remaining great colonial empires, and the...
This accessible and stimulating account of world history since 1945 provides a framework for making sense of the political and social developments of this period. The underlying theme of the...
Provides a survey of postwar history, analyzes key events, and identifies important movements, individuals, and policies
This text discusses key concepts & traces the main themes that have shaped the post war world.
The world since 1945 has witnessed fundamental changes, notably the increasing influence of the West--particularly the United States--in a variety of spheres, the emergence and collapse of the U.S.S.R., the...
The World Since 1945: A Brief History, 2/e