Introduction -- The third edition -- The second edition -- Introduction to the twentieth century -- Great power rivalry and the World War, 1900-1917 -- The search for European stability, 1917-29 -- Japan, China and the origins of the Pacific war, 1900-41 -- The European colonial empires, 1900-45 -- The origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1900-48 -- "Good neighbors"? : the United States and the Americas, 1900-45 -- The path to European war, 1930-39 -- The Second World War, 1940-45 -- The "first" cold war in Europe, 1945-61 -- Asia in turmoil : nationalism, revolution and the rise of the Cold War, 1945-53 -- From cold war to détente, 1962-79 -- The Vietnam wars, 1945-79 -- Neutralism, development and the rise of the Third World, 1945-2014 -- The "developmental states" : Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, 1945-2014 -- The People's Republic of China and North Korea : ideology and nationalism, 1949-2014 -- The United States and Latin America, 1945-2014 -- Africa : decolonization and independence, 1945-2014 -- The Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1949-2014 -- The rise of political Islam, 1928-2014 -- The end of the Cold War and the "New World Order", 1980-2000 -- The rise of a new Europe : the history of European integration, 1945-2014 -- The rise of human rights in international history -- US decline in a globalized world? -- Conclusion : where to next?