Title:
East, west, north, south : major developments in international relations since 1945
Author:
Lundestad, Geir, 1945-
ISBN:
9781849202961
9781849202978
Personal Author:
Edition:
Rev. 6th ed.
Publication Information:
Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, c2010.
Physical Description:
xii, 300 p. : 1 map ; 25 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
Previous ed.: 2005.
Formerly CIP.
Contents:
1. The New World -- 2. The Cold War in Europe, 1945-1949 -- 3. The Cold War Becomes Global, 1945-1962 -- 4. Detente Between East and West, 1962-1975 -- 5. Renewed Tension Between East and West, 1975-1984 -- 6. The End of the Cold War, 1984-1990 -- 7. Major Powers and Local Conflicts after the Cold War, 1990-2009 -- 8. The Arms Race, 1945-2009 -- 9. The United States and Western Europe, 1945-2009 -- 10. The Soviet Union/Russia and the (formerly) Communist Countries, 1945-2009 -- 11. The Rise of East Asia -- 12. Decolonization -- 13. Economic Relations Between North and South, 1945-2009 -- 14. Two Theories on Development and Underdevelopment -- 15. Conclusion.
Abstract:
"Now in its sixth edition, Geir Lundestad's introduction to the history and major developments of International Politics since 1945 has been fully revised and updated to cover all important events and key literature up to 2009. This new edition includes a new chapter dedicated to issues between major powers and local conflicts post-2001, a thoroughly updated assessment of the spread of nuclear weapons, and extensive new coverage of economic relations with particular reference to the changing role of Asia."--BOOK JACKET.