International history of the twentieth century / Antony Best ... [et al.]
Imprint
London : Routledge, c2004
Descript
xxv, 531 p. : maps ; 26 cm
CONTENT
Great power rivalry and the World War, 1900-17 -- Japan, China and the origins of the Pacific War, 1914-41 -- The Origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict, 1900-49 -- The path to European War, 1930-39 -- Asia in Turmoil: nationalism, revolution and the rise of the Cold War, 1945-53 -- The Vietnam Wars, 1945-79 -- The people's republic of China: ideology and nationalism, 1949-89 -- The United States and Latin America, 1945-89 -- Africa: decolonization and indepedence,1945-89 -- The end of the Cold War and "brave new world", 1980-2000