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2009

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A World of Nations

The International Order Since 1945, Second Edition

William R. Keylor

Now updated to address recent developments in the post-9/11 world, A World of Nations, Second Edition, provides an analytical narrative of the origins, evolution, and end of the Cold War. Much more than a simple account of the long struggle between the two superpowers, this vibrant text opens with chapters exploring the development of regional conflicts - ethnic, religious, cultural, economic, and military - that dominated international relations until the breakup of the Soviet Union. The final chapters examine the war on terror and the salience of interstate and transnational conflicts in the era of globalization. In engaging, compelling language, author William R. Keylor provides a genuinely international history of this turbulent period.

Designed to serve the needs of both political scientists and historians, the new edition has been reorganized along regional lines while still maintaining the chronological approach of the previous edition. Building on its historical foundation, the second edition discusses International Relation theory and explores such timely critical topics as human rights, environmental issues, NGOs, immigration, and international terrorism. In addition, numerous new photographs and helpful maps animate the text, drawing students into this dynamic subject.

Thoroughly revised and even more relevant in its second edition, A World of Nations offers a riveting exploration of international relations as they have evolved from the Second World War to the present. It is ideal for political science courses on international relations, as well as courses on the history of U.S. foreign policy, European diplomatic history, the history of international relations, and world history since 1945.

Readership : Suitable for courses in International Relations, History of International Relations, World History Since 1945, and History of U.S. and International Foreign Policy.

Preface
Part One: The First and Second World Wars
1. The Emergence of the Bipolar World
2. The Militarization of Containment
3. The Rise and Fall of Détente
4. The Decline and Fall of the Soviet Empire
5. European Unite and Disunity
Part Two: The Third World
6. The Evolution of Inter-American Relations
7. East Asia Recuperates from the Ravages of War
8. Cold War and Non-Alignment in South and Southeast Asia
9. Regional Rivalries and East-West Conflicts in the Middle East
10. Africa: the Travails of Independence
Epilogue: A World of Nations in the Era of Globalization
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William R. Keylor received his B.A. from Stanford University and his M.A. and Ph.D in history from Columbia University. He is Professor of History and International Relations at Boston University, where he chaired its Department of History from 1988 to 2000 and currently directs its International History Institute. He has been the recipient of Guggenheim, Fulbright, Woodrow Wilson, and Earhart Fellowships, was elected to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and was named Chevalier de L'Ordre National du Merite by the French government. He is author or editor of several books and articles on the history of international relations and the history of modern France, including The Twentieth-Century World and Beyond: An International History Since 1900, Fifth Edition (OUP, 2006), Encyclopedia of the Modern World (2005), and The Legacy of The Great War: Peacemaking 1919 (1998).

Writing History - William Kelleher Storey and Towser Jones

Special Features
New to this Edition

Updated to take into account developments in the post 9/11 world.
Reorganized to appeal to political scientists as well as historians.
Flows chronologically while still maintaining the regional focus of the first edition.
Includes new images and maps.
Now incorporates International Relation theory, including human rights, environmental issues, NGOs, international terrorism and immigration.