| Publication |
USA, Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
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| Description |
642pGrey and Red Spine
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| Series |
Palgrave Master Series
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| Summary/Abstract |
For students taking a first course in Modern World History and for undergraduates in History and International Relations.
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| Contents |
Part I - War and International relations
The world in 1914: outbreak of the First World War
The First World War and its aftermath
The League of Nations
International relations, 1919-33
International relations, 1933-9
The Second World War, 1939-45
The Cold War: problems of international relations after the Second World War
The spread of communism outside Europe and its effects on international relations
The United Nations Organization
The two Europes, East and West since 1945
Conflict in Middle East
The new world order and the war against global terrorism
Part II - The rise of Fascism and governments if the right
Itlay, 1918-45: the first appearance of Fascism
Germany, 1918-45: the Weimar Republic and Hitler
Japan and Spain
Part III - Communism - Rise and Decline
Russia and the revolutions, 1900-24
The USSR and Stalin, 1924-53
Continuing communism, collapse and aftermath, 1953-2005
China, 1900-49
China since 1949: the communists in control
Communism in Korea and south-east Asia
Part IV - The United States of America
The USA before the Second World War
The USA since 1945
Part V - Decolonization and after
The end of the European empires
Problems in Africa
Part VI - Global Problems
The changing world economy since 1900
The world's population
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| Standard Number |
9781403939821 Pb.
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