IPE Libraray Catalogue Hyderabad

PART ONE: WAR AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS : The world in 1914 : outbreak of the First World War ; The First World War and its aftermath ; The League of Nations ; International relations 1919-33 ; International relations 1933-39 ; The Second World War, 1939-45 ; The Cold War : problems of international relations after the Second World War ; The spread of communism outside Europe and its effects on international relations ; The United Nations organization ; The two Europes, east and west since 1945 ; Conflict in the Middle East ; The new world order and the war against global terrorism PART TWO: THE RISE OF FASCISM AND GOVERNMENTS OF THE RIGHT : Italy 1918-45 : the first appearance of fascism ; Germany 1918-45 : the Weimar Republic and Hitler ; Japan and Spain PART THREE: COMMUNISM: RISE AND DECLINE : Russia and the revolutions 1900-24 ; The USSR and Stalin, 1924-53 ; Continuing communism, collapse and aftermath, 1953 to the present ; China 1900-49 ; China since 1949 : the communists in control ; Communism in Korea and south east Asia PART FOUR: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : The USA before the Second World War ; The USA since 1945 PART FIVE: DE-COLONISATION AND AFTER : The end of the European empires ; Problems in Africa ; Latin America PART SIX: GLOBAL PROBLEMS : The changing world economy since 1900 ; The world's population

The fifth edition of this bestselling book is for school and college students taking courses in modern world history and for undergraduates in history and international relations. It is a complete, self-contained, lively and highly readable course, suitable for individual study or classroom use. The general reader who wishes to find out how the world got into its present state will also find the book useful. Key features of the fifth edition: a new chapter on Latin America and its changing relationship with the USA; new sections on the Arab Spring, the 2008 financial crash and its aftermath, and the European Union in crisis; and new material on the changing face of communism in China, Bush to Obama in the USA, Russia under Putin and Medvedev, the continuing conflict between Palestinians and Israelis, and the "war" against terrorism. Content includes: a survey of international relations and war from 1900 to 2012; Europe and its history--the rise and fall of fascism and communism; international affairs of the major superpowers--USA, Russia/USSR, and China; international conflict--The Holocaust, 9/11, and the fall of Saddam Hussein; decolonization and subsequent events in Africa, and the rise of political Islam; global problems--climate change, economic crises, the population "explosion"; and mention of disagreements and controversies among historians, as well as new interpretations and discoveries