A Concise History of the World Since 1945: States and Peoples

ISBN-13: 9781352010206 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 320 str.

W. M. Spellman

Opis

This lively synthesis of global history since the end of World War II offers a gripping account of an interdependent world and the challenges facing individuals in the twenty-first century.

Spis treści

PART I: FROM BIPOLAR TO MULTIPOLAR WOLRD.- 1. The Cold War in global context, 1945-1991.- 2. The end of empire and the problem of neocolonialism.- 3. An elusive new world order, 1991-2004.- PART II: GLOBALIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS.- 4. When borders don't matter: development and global culture.- 5. When borders do matter: international migration and identity.- PART III: BODY AND SPIRIT.- 6. Science, technology, and the environment.- 7. Religion, rights and civil society.- Conclusion: Hope and misgiving in the new century.

O autorze

W. M. Spellman is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of North Carolina, Asheville, USA.