McWilliams, Wayne C. <br/><br/>
The world since 1945 :  a history of international relations / 
Wayne C. McWilliams, Harry Piotrowski. 
 - 6th ed. 
 - Boulder, Colo. :  Lynne Rienner Publishers,  2005. 
 - xi, 617 p. :  ill., maps ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The end of World War II and the dawn of the nuclear age -- The Cold War institutionalized -- The Cold War in Asia: a change of venue -- Confrontation and coexistence -- Decolonization in Asia -- Decolonization in Africa -- The middle East: the Arab-Israeli conflict -- The communist world after Stalin -- The war in Indochina -- Dâetente and the end of bipolarity -- Problems of economic development in the Third World -- Africa -- Latin America -- The People's Republic of China and Taiwan -- The Indian subcontintent and Southeast Asia -- Japan, Korea, and East Asian economic development -- The globalization of the economy -- Gorbachev's perestroika and the Soviet Union's retreat from empire -- The nuclear arms race -- Political Islam and the Middle East -- September 11 and its consequences -- Epilogue: the end of the postwar age. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1588263479 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781588263476 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005000400 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA538585  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>013190094  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>World politics--1945-1989.<br/>World politics--1989-<br/>Military history, Modern--20th century.<br/>Politique mondiale--1945-1989.<br/>Politique mondiale--1989-<br/>Histoire militaire--20e siáecle.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Developing countries.<br/>Pays en voie de dâeveloppement.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>D840  / .M363 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>327/.09/045