Synopses & Reviews
Set within an analytical framework of the rivalry among the major nations for control of the world's resources, territories, and populations, the new edition of this classic text covers recent developments such as the reduction of East-West rivalry in the Third World, the collapse of the Soviet satellite system in Eastern Europe, the reunification of Germany, the political and economic crisis in the USSR, and the Persian Gulf War.
Incorporating the most current scholarship in the history of international relations, Keylor shows the interdependence of the military, political, and economic structures of the various regions of the world. He also provides an incisive analysis of the impact of technological innovations on the nuclear arms race, and devotes considerable attention to international economic relations, including trade patterns, capital flows, and foreign investment. With three new chapters devoted to Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, The Twentieth Century World is essential to courses in world history, political science, and international relations.
Synopsis
This highly successful text offers a narrative account of twentieth-century international history with extensive coverage given to the United States, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The book uses a distinctive analytical framework in order to examine the evolving relations between the major world powers throughout the last century. Now in its fourth edition, The Twentieth-Century World has been thoroughly updated to reflect the full span of the twentieth century up through the year 2000. Keylor expands his coverage of such recent events as the Middle East peace process, NATO expansion, negotiations for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and the war in Chechnya. This new edition includes a completely up-to-date bibliographical essay and 27 maps for ease of reference. Its clear and concise style make The Twentieth-Century World an essential text for courses on twentieth-century international history.
Synopsis
This highly successful text offers a narrative account of twentieth-century international history with extensive coverage given to the United States, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The book uses a distinctive analytical framework in order to examine the evolving
relations between the major world powers throughout the last century. Now in its fourth edition, The Twentieth-Century World has been thoroughly updated to reflect the full span of the twentieth century up through the year 2000. Keylor expands his coverage of such recent events as the Middle East
peace process, NATO expansion, negotiations for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and the war in Chechnya. This new edition includes a completely up-to-date bibliographical essay and 27 maps for ease of reference. Its clear and concise style make The Twentieth-Century World an essential
text for courses on twentieth-century international history.
Synopsis
The third edition of this highly successful narrative account of international history in the 20th century has been substantially revised and updated to cover such recent events as the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the emergence of the non-Russion successor states, the civil war in Bosnia, the advent of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, the progress of European integration since Maastricht, and the progress toward the North American free-trade system (NAFTA). All the additional material is integrated into Keylor's distinctive analytical framework of the relations among the major nations of the world. Extensive treatment is also devoted to Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Eighteen new maps and several new tables have been added, along with an updated bibliographic essay.
Synopsis
The Twentieth-Century World is a narrative account of twentieth-century world history, with extensive coverage given to the US, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The book uses a distinctive analytical framework in order to examine the rivalries between major world nations. The forth edition has been thoroughly updated, to take the narrative all the way through the end of the twentieth century, Keylor has expanded the book's coverage of very recent events such as the Middle East peace process, NATO expansion, negotiations for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and the war in Chechnya. The book includes 27 maps for ease of reference. With its up-to-date bibliography and its clear, concise style, the book is perfect for undergraduate classes on twentieth-century world history.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 565-587) and index.
Table of Contents
PROLOGUE: The Global Context of International Relations at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century
The Europeanization of the World
The Rise of Japanese Power in East Asia
The Rise of American Power in the Western Hemisphere
A Shrinking Earth and the Geopolitical World View
The Development of an International Economy
PART ONE: THE THIRTY YEARS' WAR (1914-1945)
1. Germany's Bid for European Dominance (1914-1918)
The Domestic Consequences of Total War
The Significance of the Russian Withdrawal
The Significance of the American Intervention
2. The Peace of Paris and the New International Order
3. The Western World in the Twenties: The Era of Illusions
The Illusion of Economic Restoration
The Illusion of Continental Security
4. The Western World in the Thirties: The Illusions Dispelled
The Collapse of the World Economic Order
The Collapse of the European Security System
5. Germany's Second Bid for European Dominance (1939-1945)
6. The Confirmation of United States Supremacy in Latin America
The Era of Direct Domination (1914-1932)
The Era of Indirect Hegemony (1933-1945)
7. The Confirmation of Japan's Supremacy in East Asia
The Period of Peaceful Penetration (1914-1930)
The Period of Military Expansion (1931-1941)
The War in Asia
PART TWO: THE THIRTY-YEAR "COLD WAR" BETWEEN THE SUPERPOWERs (1945-1975)
8. The Formation of the Bipolar World in the Truman-Stalin Era (1945-1953)
The Political Division of Europe
The Korean War and Western Rearmament
9. Coexistence and Confrontation (1953-1962)
"New Look"
The Post-Stalinist "Thaw"
The Crisis Years : From Berlin to Cuba
10. Detente and Multipolarity (1962-1975)
Arms Control and Strategic Parity
France's Assault on the Bipolar World
The Political Settlement in Europe
The Middle East as Perennial Hotspot
11. The Rise of China and the Cold War in Asia
The Communist Victory in the Chinese Civil War
The Korean War and America's Reengagement in the Far East
Russia and China: From Partnership to Rivalry
The United States and Indochina
The Development of the Sino-American Rapprochement (1969-1975)
12. The Resurgence of East-West Tension (1975-1985)
The Prospect for Pluralism and Interdependence
The Renewal of the Arms Race
Turmoil in South Asia
Peace and War in the Middle East
PART FOUR: THE DEVELOPING WORLD: A RETROSPECTIVE COMPARISON
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 FIVE: FROM COLD WAR TO NEW WORLD DISORDER (1985-1995)
16. Moscow, Washington and the End of the Soviet Union
17. The Resurrection of the European Idea
18. Asia at the Crossroads
19. Africa on its Own: Ethnicity, Autocracy, and Underdevelopment
20. The Middle East
21. Latin America
22. A New Multilateralism?
Bibliographical Essay
Glossary
Index