A World of Nations: The International Order Since 1945

by William R. Keylor

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195337570
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/31/2008
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	528
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 6.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

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 M´é²©te 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).

Table of Contents

, Maps, PrefacePART ONE: THE FIRST AND SECOND WORLDSChapter One: The Emergence of the Bipolar WorldThe Formation of the Soviet Satellite EmpireCzechoslovakia between East and WestThe Anomaly of YugoslaviaEarly Western Concerns about Soviet ExpansionismConfrontation at the Periphery: Iran, Turkey, GreeceThe British Withdrawal, the Truman Doctrine, and "Containment"The European Recovery ProgramThe Political Consequences of the Marshall PlanThe Division of GermanyThe Creation of the Postwar International Economic Order: Bretton WoodsThe Creation of a Global Collective Security System: The United NationsThe Creation of an Atlantic Security System: NATOChapter Two: The Militarization of ContainmentNuclear Anxieties and the Shadow of NSC-68From Cold War to Hot WarThe French Scheme for Western European Military IntegrationThe French Scheme for Western European Economic IntegrationNew Leadership in Washington and MoscowThe Evoution of American Military Strategy under EisenhowerThe Demise of EDC and the Rearmament of West GermanyThe Tortuous Path to European Economic CooperationThe "Thaw" in East-West Relations after the Death of StalinThe Consequences of De-Stalinization in the SatellitesThe Extension of the Cold War to the "Third World"The Contest for Strategic SuperiorityBerlin: The Bone in Khrushchev's ThroatThe Summit That Never WasThe Wall Comes UpChapter Three: The Rise and Fall of DétenteThe Challenge of Arms Control"Blowing in the Wind": The Limited Test Ban TreatyPreserving the Nuclear Oligopoly: The Non-Proliferation TreatyNuclear Parity and Mutual Assured DestructionThe Road to SALT IEurope between the Superpowers: De Gaulle's Grand DesigniOstpolitik:/i West Germany Looks EastHelsinki: A European Security Agreement at LastThe Failure of SALT II and the Renewal of the Arms RaceChapter Four: The Decline and Fall of the Soviet EmpireThe Changing of the Guard in the KremlinBreakthrough in Arms ControlThe Liberation of the SatellitesThe Reunification of Germany and the Breakup of the Warsaw PactThe Disappearance of the Soviet UnionThe Ordeal of the Non-Russian Successor StatesUnrest and Patriotic Fervor in the Russian FederationThe Fading Dream of Arms ControlChapter Five: European Unity and DisunityFrance's Campaign to Lead a "Europe of States"The Expansion and Deepening of the CommunityThe Relaunching of the European IdeaThe Elusive Quest for Security CooperationThe Resurgence of Ethnic ConflictPART TWO: THE THIRD WORLDChapter Six: The Evolution of Inter-American RelationsThe Formation of a Hemispheric Security SystemThe Revival of U.S. Interventionism: Guatemala, 1954"Yankee, Go Home!"Kennedy's Alliance for ProgressThe Cuban RevolutionThe Bay of Pigs FiascoThirteen Days That Changed the WorldThe Specter of Castro and the Demise of the Alliance for ProgressMarxism and Despotism in ChileDictatorship, Development, and Human RightsThe Nicaraguan Revolution and Its ConsequencesThe Latin American Debt Crisis of the EightiesThe Turn toward Neoliberalism and Regional Economic CooperationThe War on DrugsBacklash against the "Washington Consensus"The Advance of Democratic InstitutionsThe Return of Regional Stability to Central AmericaThe Reluctant Gendarme of the Hemisphere after the Cold WarChapter Seven: East Asia Recuperates from the Ravages of WarThe Chinese Civil WarThe Korean War and Its Repercussions for the Far EastFrom Hiroshima to Japan, Inc: The Asian Model of Economic GrowthThe Rise of the East Asian TigersThe United States and the "Two Chinas"The Disintegration of the Sino-Soviet AllianceChina Turns to the WestDeng Xiaoping and China's Great AwakeningAsia's New Economic SuperpowerThe Reemergence of the "Hermit Nation"Japan: Economic Problems and Regional ThreatsChapter Eight: Cold War and Nonalignment in South and Southeast AsiaThe Agony of Indochina: The French PhaseThe Agony of Indochina: The American PhaseThe Bloody Aftermath of the Vietnam WarThe Pacification of CambodiaIndonesia's Bid for a Regional RoleFrom the "Emergency" in Malaya to the Emergence of MalaysiaInsurgency and Counterinsurgency in the PhilippinesIndia's Quest for a "Third Way"The Agony of AfghanistanContinuing Instability and Insecurity on the Indian SubcontinentThe Search for a Southeast Asian Security SystemChapter Nine: Regional Rivalries and East-West Conflicts in the Middle EastThe Establishment of the Jewish StateThe Road to SuezNasserism and the Crises in Lebanon, Jordan, and IraqThe Renewal of the Arab-Israeli Conflict after SuezThe Unfolding of the Arab-Israeli "Peace Process"The Iranian Revolution, the Iran-Iraq War, and the IntifadaThe Context and Consequences of the Gulf WarThe Making of a QuagmireIran after KhomeiniThe Revival of Hope for Regional Peace and StabilityThe Return of Political Unrest and Armed Conflict in LebanonChapter Ten: Africa: the Travails of IndependenceThe Fragility of Nationhood: The Congo Crisis and the Nigerian Civil WarThe Curse of UnderdevelopmentThe Persistence of "Neo-Imperialism"Competing Territorial Claims in the SaharaThe Cold War and the End of the Portuguese African EmpireSuperpower Rivalry and Regional Conflict on the Horn of AfricaEthnic Tensions and Political Instability in Northeast AfricaThe Collapse of White Minority Rule in the SouthWar and Genocide in Central AfricaNigeria's Bid for Regional Leadership in West AfricaThe Maghreb: The Islamic Revival and the Quest for Regional IdentityThe Campaign for Continental Economic Integration and DevelopmentEpilogue: A World of Nations in the Era of GlobalizationThe Unfettered Flow of Information, Goods, and MoneyToward a Global Culture or Americanization? Health, Environmental Protection, Human Rights, and Peace: The Influence of International Nongovernmental OrganizationsTerrorism as a Response to GlobalizationThe Persistence of National Identity and the Power of the Nation-State, Select Bibliography, Index

Editorial Reviews

"A remarkable book . . . Anyone who wants to understand the history of the world we now live in has to begin somewhere, and there is no better or more up-to-date place to start than with this book."—Marc Trachtenberg, UCLA

"Keylor's new text on the post-1945 world elegantly and succinctly captures the rapidly changing character of the international system of the Cold War period and beyond."—Norman M. Naimark, Stanford University

"William Keylor has written an impressive, panoramic study of the international order since 1945 that surpasses other accounts in terms of depth, analytical richness, and finely-crafted regional histories . . . its sheer scope is breathtaking."—Nathan Citino, Colorado State University

"William Keylor makes international diplomatic history a pleasure to read. He writes with grace and style, but best of all, he synthesizes a complex fifty years into a comprehensive and comprehensible framework. This will become the standard text for the period."—Robert Art, Brandeis University

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