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A world of nations : the international order since 1945 / William R. Keylor.
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- ISBN: 0195106016 (cloth : acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 0195106024 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
- Physical Description: xii, 452 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 419-426) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The ideological partition of Europe -- The militarization of containment -- East-West global rivalries in the Eisenhower years -- From Chapultepec to Castro, the United States and Latin America, 1945-1962 -- The rise and fall of detente, 1962-1979 -- Regional rivalries and Cold War conflicts in the Middle East, 1945-1975 -- Asia recuperates from the ravages of war -- The inter-American system since the Cuban Missile Crisis -- Africa: the travails of independence -- The decline and fall of the Soviet Empire -- European unity and disunity -- Economic development and strategic evolution in Asia -- Diplomacy and war in the Middle East -- Epilogue: A world of nations in the era of globalization. |
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| Subject: | World politics > 1945- International relations. War > History > 20th century. Protracted conflicts (Military science) |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | D 840 .K42 2003 | 30530041 | General Collection | Available | - |
A World of Nations : The International Order Since 1945
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Table of Contents
A World of Nations : The International Order Since 1945
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter 1 | The Ideological Partition of Europe | |
| The Formation of the Soviet Satellite Empire | ||
| Czechoslovakia Between East and West | ||
| The Anomaly of Yugoslavia | ||
| Early Western Concerns About Soviet Expansionism | ||
| Confrontation at the Periphery: Iran, Turkey, Greece | ||
| The British Withdrawal, the Truman Doctrine, and "Containment" | ||
| The European Recovery Program | ||
| The Emergence of the Post-War International Economic Order | ||
| The Political Consequences of the Marshall Plan | ||
| The Division of Germany | ||
| The Creation of an Atlantic Security System | ||
| Chapter 2 | The Militarization of Containment | |
| Nuclear Anxieties and the Shadow of NSC-68 | ||
| The Korean War and Western Rearmament | ||
| The French Scheme for West European Military Integration | ||
| The French Scheme for West European Economic Integration | ||
| The European Army and the "German Problem" | ||
| Chapter 3 | East-West Global Rivalries in the Eisenhower Years | |
| The Evolution of American Military Strategy | ||
| The Demise of EDC and the Rearmament of West Germany | ||
| The Torturous Path to European Economic Cooperation | ||
| The "Thaw" in East-West Relations after the Death of Stalin | ||
| The Consequences of De-Stalinization in the Satellites | ||
| The Extension of the Cold War to the "Third World" | ||
| The Contest for Strategic Superiority | ||
| Berlin: The Bone in Khrushchev's Throat | ||
| The Superpowers and Africa Through the Early 1960s | ||
| The Resolution of the Berlin Problem | ||
| Chapter 4 | From Chapultepec to Castro: The United States and Latin America, 1945-62 | |
| The Formation of the Inter-American System | ||
| The Revival of U.S. Interventionism: Guatemala, 1954 | ||
| "Yankee, Go Home!" | ||
| Kennedy's Alliance for Progress | ||
| The Challenge of the Cuban Revolution | ||
| The Bay of Pigs Fiasco | ||
| To The Brink of Armageddon | ||
| Chapter 5 | The Rise and Fall of Detente, 1962-79 | |
| The Challenge of Arms Control | ||
| "Blowing in the Wind:" The Limited Test Ban Treaty | ||
| Preserving the Nuclear Oligopoly: The Non-Proliferation Treaty | ||
| Nuclear Parity and Mutual Assured Destruction | ||
| The Road to SALT I | ||
| Europe Between the Superpowers: De Gaulle's Grand Design | ||
| Ostpolitik: West Germany Looks East | ||
| Helsinki: A European Security Agreement at Last | ||
| The Economic Consequences of Detente | ||
| The Failure of SALT II and the Renewal of the Arms Race | ||
| Chapter 6 | Regional Rivalries and Cold War Conflicts in the Middle East, 1945-75 | |
| The Establishment of the Jewish State | ||
| The Road to Suez | ||
| Nasserism and the Crises in Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq | ||
| The Renewal of the Arab-Israeli Conflict after Suez | ||
| Chapter 7 | Asia Recuperates from the Ravages of War | |
| The Chinese Civil War | ||
| The Korean War and its Repercussions for the Far East | ||
| From Hiroshima to Japan, Inc.: The Asian Model of Economic Growth | ||
| The United States and the "Two Chinas" | ||
| The Disintegration of the Sino-Soviet Alliance | ||
| The Agony of Indochina: The French Phase | ||
| The Agony of Indochina: The American Phase | ||
| China Turns to the West | ||
| Indonesia's Bid for a Regional Role | ||
| From the Emergency in Malaya to the Emergence of Malaysia | ||
| Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in the Philippines | ||
| India's Quest for a "Third Way" | ||
| Chapter 8 | The Inter-American System Since the Cuban Missile Crisis | |
| The Specter of Castro and the Demise of the Alliance for Progress | ||
| Marxism and Despotism in Chile | ||
| Dictatorship, Development, and H |
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