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The Twentieth-Century World and Beyond
An International History since 1900

Fifth Edition

William R. Keylor

Price: £34.99 (paper)
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-516843-3
Publication date: 22 December 2005
576 pages, 55 illus. & 27 maps, 234x188 mm

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  • 'The best single text on international relations in our tumultuous century available on the market today. The author offers comprehensive coverage and provides balanced judgments. He grounds his work solidly in the best historical methodology, evincing sensitivity to the contributions of allied disciplines. The writing is clear and felicitous.' - Stephen A. Schuker, University of Virginia

Description
This is a narrative account of twentieth-century world history, with extensive coverage given to the U.S., Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The book's unique analytical framework follows a country-by-country format through each era of the twentieth century. The fifth edition has been updated to include scholarship up through 2005 and pictures for the first time.

Contents
Preface
Prologue: The Global Context of International Relations at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century
Part One: The Thirty Years' War (1914-1945)
1. Germany's Bid for European Dominance (1914-1945)
2. The Peace of Paris and the New International Order
3. The Western World in the Twenties: The Era of Illusions
4. The Western World in the Thirties: The Illusions Dispelled
5. Germany's Second Bid for European Dominance (1939-1945)
6. The Confirmation of United States Supremacy in Latin America
7. The Confirmation of Japan's Supremacy in East Asia
Part Two: The Cold War Between the Superpowers (1945-1985)
8. The Formation of the Bipolar World in the Truman-Stalin Era (1945-1953)
9. Coexistence and Confrontation (1953-1962)
10. Détente and Multipolarity (1962-1975)
11. The Rise of China and the Cold War in Asia
12. The Resurgence of East-West Tension (1975-1985)
13. Latin America's Quest for Development and Independence
14. Africa: From Independence to Dependency
15. The Far East: The Road to the New Co-Prosperity Sphere
Part Three: From Cold War to New World Disorder (1985-2005)
16. Moscow, Washington, and the End of the Soviet Empire
17. Europe: Integration and Disintegration
18. Asia at the Crossroads
19. Africa on Its Own: Ethnic Conflict, Autocracy, and Underdevelopment
20. The Middle East: The Rocky Road to Reconciliation
21. Latin America: Democracy, Free Markets, and Regional Stability
22. From the Old to the New Century
Glossary of International Economics Terminology
Glossary of Nuclear Weapons Terminology
Bibliography

Authors, editors, and contributors


William R. Keylor, Professor of History and International Relatons, Boston University


Links to web resources and related information
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World history: from c 1900 -

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