Overview

Through a distinctive analytical framework that focuses on the relations between countries rather than their individual histories, this second Canadian edition offers an engaging narrative account of twentieth-century world history. Thoroughly updated, this new edition provides expanded coverage of the non-Western world and includes a brand new chapter covering the first decade of the twenty-first century - exploring such recent historical events as Canada's mission in Afghanistan and the Copenhagen Climate Summit. With its impeccable scholarship and even-handed analysis, The Twentieth-Century World, second Canadian edition, is an essential resource for all students of twentieth-century history.

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Author:   Keylor ,  Bannister ,  Kinney
Publisher:   Oxford University Press, Canada
Imprint:   Oxford University Press, Canada
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 45.20cm , Height: 58.10cm , Length: 45.20cm
Weight:   0.840kg
ISBN:  

9780195429022

ISBN 10:   0195429028
Pages:   544
Publication Date:   01 October 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Prologue: International Relations at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century The Europeanization of the World The Rise of Japanese Power in East Asia The Emergence of the United States Developments in the Americas Technology 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 Roots of the Thirty Years' War Pre-war Germany The War Begins 'Total War' on the Home Front Political and Economic Warfare The Russian Revolution The Significance of Russian Withdrawal The Significance of the American Intervention The Legacy of the Russian Revolution 2: The Peace of Paris and the New International Order The Paris Peace Conference The Political Realities of Diplomacy The American Position The British Position The Impact of the Russian Revolution Judging the Peace of Paris 3: The 1920s: The Era of Illusions The Illusion of Economic Restoration The Confirmation of US Supremacy in Latin America The Illusion of Continental Security 4: The 1930s: The Illusions Dispelled The Collapse of the World Economic Order The United States and Latin America The Collapse of the European Security System The Spanish Civil War Hitler's Plan Germany and Japan German Policy in Eastern Europe The Munich Pact The Invasion of Czechoslovakia The Kremlin Chooses Sides 5: Germany's Second Bid for European Dominance (1939-1945) The Outbreak of the Second World War The Fall of France The Battle of Britain The Invasion of the Soviet Union The US and the War in Europe Britain and the 'Second Front' Planning for Post-war Europe The Holocaust 6: The Confirmation of Japan's Supremacy in East Asia Peaceful Penetration (1914-1930) Military Expansion (1931-1941) The War in Asia (1941-1945) 7: The Formation of the Bipolar World in the Truman-Stalin Era Canada's Emergence as a 'Middle Power' The Political Division of Europe The Marshall Plan The Division of Germany The Korean War and Western Rearmament Part Two. The Cold War Between the Superpowers (1945-1985) 8: Coexistence and Confrontation (1953-1962) Eisenhower's 'New Look' The Post-Stalin 'Thaw' The Suez Crisis The Problem of Berlin The US and Latin America in the Crisis Years Canada and the Cold War 9: Détente and Multipolarity (1962-1975) Arms Control and Strategic Parity Canada in the 1960s Confronting the Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons France's Assault on the Bipolar World The Political Settlement in Europe Conflict in the Middle East 10: The Rise of China and the Cold War in Asia The Communist Victory in the Chinese Civil War The Korean War The USSR and China: From Partnership to Rivalry The United States and Indochina Canada and the Vietnam War Sino-American Rapprochement 11: The Resurgence of East-West Tension (1975-1985) Canada in the World During the Trudeau Era The Prospects for Pluralism and Interdependence The Renewal of the Arms Race Turmoil in South Asia Peace and War in the Middle East 12: Africa: From Independence to Dependency Decolonization and Optimism Threats to African Independence Recession and Reorganization in the 1970s Regional Rivalry and Cold War The Impact of Apartheid 13: The Far East: The Road to the New Co-Prosperity Sphere The Miracle of Japan The Gang of Four and ASEAN The Deng Revolution in China The Transformation of China Part Three. From Cold War to New World Disorder (1985-2000) 14: Moscow, Washington, and the End of the Soviet Empire The Gorbachev Revolution The Disintegration of the East Bloc Disengagement and Troop Withdrawal The Collapse of the Soviet Union Tensions the Former Soviet Republics 15: Europe: Integration and Disintegration The Resurrection of the European Idea The European Monetary Union Defence Co-operation and the European Army Corps The eu and the Question of Expansion The Balkan Tragedy 16: Asia at the Crossroads Economic Growth and Security Dilemmas in East Asia The Impact of China's Economic Growth Trouble on the Korean Peninsula Changes in Japanese Foreign Policy Security Concerns and Financial Crisis in East Asia Tensions in South Asia 17: Africa on Its Own: Ethnic Conflict, Autocracy, and Underdevelopment Africa after the Cold War Nigeria: West Africa's Stabilizing Force Progress Towards Power-Sharing and Multiparty Democracy Developments in North Africa Africa after the Cold War: Independent or Alone? 18: The Middle East: The Rocky Road to Reconciliation The Gulf War of 1991 Negotiations Between Israel and the Palestinians From Oslo to the Wye River: Negotiations in the 1990s 19: Latin America: Democracy, Free Markets, and Regional Stability North American Free Trade and its Impact on Latin America The Political Consequences of Economic Reforms in Latin America 20: A Unipolar World or a New Multilateralism? The Aftermath of the Cold War The Management of the Global Economy The Progress of Arms Control The New World Role of the United Nations in the 1990s 21: The Twenty-First Century (NEW CHAPTER!) The Turn of the Century World Unipolar or Multipolar? Globalism and its Discontents One World? The Environment Timelines of World History 1900-2010 Glossary of International Economics Terminology Bibliographic Essay Index

Reviews

Written with confidence and clarity by a master of the profession, [The Twentieth-Century World] remains in my mind the best survey of twentieth century international relations. --David Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Brock University

Author Information

William R. Keylor is a professor of history and international relations and the director of the International History Institute at Boston University. Jerry Bannister is an associate professor in the department of history at Dalhousie University. Tracey J. Kinney is a professor in the history department at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in British Columbia. She is also the author of Conflict and Cooperation, second edition (OUP Canada, 2010).

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