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The world transformed : 1945 to the present

Author: Michael H Hunt
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Edition/Format:   Print book : English : Second editionView all editions and formats
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Through its lively and accessible narrative, The World Transformed: 1945 to Present provides students with an account of the political, socio-economic, and cultural developments that have shaped  Read more...

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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Michael H Hunt
ISBN: 9780199371020 0199371024
OCLC Number: 907585907
Notes: Original edition published in 2004.
Description: xxii, 601 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents: Introduction: the post-1945 watershed --
Part I. Hopes and fears contend, 1945-1953 --
The Cold War: toward Soviet-American confrontation --
The international economy: out of the ruins --
The third world: first tremors in Asia --
Part II. The Cold War system under stress, 1953-1968 --
The Cold War: a tenuous accommodation --
Abundance and discontent in the developed world --
Third-world hopes at high tide --
Part III. From Cold War to globalization, 1968-1991 --
The Cold War comes to a close --
Global markets: one system, three centers --
Divergent paths in the third world --
Part IV. Integration and fragmentation: the 1990s and beyond --
The power and perils of globalization --
A regionally configured world --
Final reflections on the post-1945 world: the limits and uses of history.
Responsibility: Michael H. Hunt.

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