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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents VII
- Maps IX
- Preface to the Fifth Edition XI
- Introduction 1
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PART I THE ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR
- Introduction 7
- 1 The End of World War II and the Dawn of the Nuclear Age 11
- 2 The Cold War Institutionalized 30
- 3 The Cold War in Asia: A Change of Venue 49
- 4 Confrontation and Coexistence 76
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PART 2 NATIONALISM AND THE END OF COLONIALISM
- Introduction 105
- 5 Decolonization in Asia 109
- 6 Decolonization in Africa 125
- 7 The Middle East: The Arab-Israeli Conflict 143
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PART 3 THE SHIFTING SANDS OF GLOBAL POWER
- Introduction 171
- 8 The Communist World After Stalin 175
- 9 The War in Indochina 201
- 10 Détente and the End of Bipolarity 226
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PART 4 THE THIRD WORLD
- Introduction 243
- 11 Problems of Economic Development in the Third World 247
- 12 Africa 266
- 13 Latin America 311
- 14 The People's Republic of China and Taiwan 355
- 15 The Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia 379
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PART 5 TRANSITION TO A NEW ERA
- Introduction 409
- 16 Political Islam and the Middle East 413
- 17 Japan, Korea, and East Asian Economic Development 440
- 18 The Globalization of the Economy 466
- 19 Gorbachev's Perestroika and Its Consequences 495
- 20 The Soviet Union's Retreat from Empire 522
- 21 The Nuclear Arms Race and Nuclear Disarmament 564
- 22 Epilogue: The End of the Postwar Age 595
- Index 603
- About the Book 619
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents VII
- Maps IX
- Preface to the Fifth Edition XI
- Introduction 1
-
PART I THE ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR
- Introduction 7
- 1 The End of World War II and the Dawn of the Nuclear Age 11
- 2 The Cold War Institutionalized 30
- 3 The Cold War in Asia: A Change of Venue 49
- 4 Confrontation and Coexistence 76
-
PART 2 NATIONALISM AND THE END OF COLONIALISM
- Introduction 105
- 5 Decolonization in Asia 109
- 6 Decolonization in Africa 125
- 7 The Middle East: The Arab-Israeli Conflict 143
-
PART 3 THE SHIFTING SANDS OF GLOBAL POWER
- Introduction 171
- 8 The Communist World After Stalin 175
- 9 The War in Indochina 201
- 10 Détente and the End of Bipolarity 226
-
PART 4 THE THIRD WORLD
- Introduction 243
- 11 Problems of Economic Development in the Third World 247
- 12 Africa 266
- 13 Latin America 311
- 14 The People's Republic of China and Taiwan 355
- 15 The Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia 379
-
PART 5 TRANSITION TO A NEW ERA
- Introduction 409
- 16 Political Islam and the Middle East 413
- 17 Japan, Korea, and East Asian Economic Development 440
- 18 The Globalization of the Economy 466
- 19 Gorbachev's Perestroika and Its Consequences 495
- 20 The Soviet Union's Retreat from Empire 522
- 21 The Nuclear Arms Race and Nuclear Disarmament 564
- 22 Epilogue: The End of the Postwar Age 595
- Index 603
- About the Book 619