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Contents
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Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Illustrations xiii
- Introduction 1
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Part 1. The Origins of the Cold War
- Introduction 7
- 1. The End of World War II and the Dawn of the Nuclear Age 10
- 2. The Cold War Institutionalized 30
- 3. The Cold War in Asia: A Change of Venue 49
- 4. Confrontation and Coexistence 78
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Part 2. Nationalism and the End of Colonialism
- Introduction 109
- 5. Decolonization in Asia 111
- 6. Decolonization in Africa 128
- 7. The Middle East: The Arab-Israeli Conflict 147
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Part 3. The Shifting Sands of Global Power
- Introduction 175
- 8. The Communist World After Stalin 177
- 9. The War in Indochina 202
- 10. Détente and the End of Bipolarity 229
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Part 4. The Third World
- Introduction 245
- 11. Problems of Economic Development in the Third World 247
- 12. Africa 266
- 13. Latin America 309
- 14. The People’s Republic of China and Taiwan 350
- 15. The Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia 374
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Part 5. The Emergence of a New Landscape
- Introduction 403
- 16. Japan and South Korea as Economic Powers 406
- 17. The Globalization of the Economy 427
- 18. Russia: The Legacy of Soviet Empire 461
- 19. The Proliferating Nuclear Arms Race 511
- 20. The Emergence of Political Islam 543
- 21. September 11, Afghanistan, and Iraq 567
- 22. The Trajectory of the World Since 1945: A Summary 598
- Index 607
- About the Book 624
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Illustrations xiii
- Introduction 1
-
Part 1. The Origins of the Cold War
- Introduction 7
- 1. The End of World War II and the Dawn of the Nuclear Age 10
- 2. The Cold War Institutionalized 30
- 3. The Cold War in Asia: A Change of Venue 49
- 4. Confrontation and Coexistence 78
-
Part 2. Nationalism and the End of Colonialism
- Introduction 109
- 5. Decolonization in Asia 111
- 6. Decolonization in Africa 128
- 7. The Middle East: The Arab-Israeli Conflict 147
-
Part 3. The Shifting Sands of Global Power
- Introduction 175
- 8. The Communist World After Stalin 177
- 9. The War in Indochina 202
- 10. Détente and the End of Bipolarity 229
-
Part 4. The Third World
- Introduction 245
- 11. Problems of Economic Development in the Third World 247
- 12. Africa 266
- 13. Latin America 309
- 14. The People’s Republic of China and Taiwan 350
- 15. The Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia 374
-
Part 5. The Emergence of a New Landscape
- Introduction 403
- 16. Japan and South Korea as Economic Powers 406
- 17. The Globalization of the Economy 427
- 18. Russia: The Legacy of Soviet Empire 461
- 19. The Proliferating Nuclear Arms Race 511
- 20. The Emergence of Political Islam 543
- 21. September 11, Afghanistan, and Iraq 567
- 22. The Trajectory of the World Since 1945: A Summary 598
- Index 607
- About the Book 624