Lundestad East, West, North, South

International Relations since 1945
7., Seventh Edition
ISBN: 978-1-4462-9344-7
Verlag: SAGE Publications
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 360 Seiten, EPUB

This book delivers an engaging narrative of all the important events and developments in international relations since 1945 and equips you with the knowledge and skills with which to approach contemporary issues in international politics.
This seventh edition:

Provides an account of the world as it has evolved up to 1945
Examines Barack Obama’s engagement with the Greater Middle East
Explores the events surrounding the Arab Spring
Includes a new section on population, gender and the environment
Contains key updates on superpowers, state and non-state actors, and global governance.

Complete with annotated further reading lists, this book guides you through the significant events that have shaped the international system since 1945.

East, West, North, South remains essential, accessible reading for all students of international relations, world politics and international history.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lundestad, Geir

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The New WorldThe Cold War in Europe, 1945–1949The Cold War Becomes Global, 1945–1962Detente Between East and West, 1962–1975Renewed Tension Between East and West, 1975–1984The End of the Cold War, 1984–1990Major Powers and Local Conflicts after the Cold War, 1990–2013The Arms Race, 1945–2013The United States and Western Europe, 1945–2013The Soviet Union/Russia and the (formerly) Communist Countries, 1945–2013The Rise of East AsiaDecolonizationEconomic Relations Between North and South, 1945–2013Two Theories on Development and Under-developmentGlobalization and FragmentationConclusion: The Future

Über Autor(innen)

Lundestad, Geir
Geir Lundestad was born in 1945. He was professor of history and American Civilization at the University of Tromsø from 1974 to 1990. He has held fellowships at Harvard University (1978–79, 1983) and the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC (1988–89).
Since 1990 Lundestad has been director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute and permanent secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. The Committe awards the Nobel Peace Prize. Since 1991 he has also been adjunct professor of international history at the University of Oslo.
Lundestad has written numerous books and articles on the Cold War and on transatlantic relations. His most recent books are The Rise & Decline of the American ‘Empire’. Power and its Limits in Comparative Perspective (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012) and, edited, International Relations Since the End of the Cold War. New & Old Dimensions (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013).