Contemporary History 1945- Books

New and Published Books

1. Neutrality in Twentieth-Century Europe

   Intersections of Science, Culture, and Politics after the First World War

   Edited by Rebecka Lettevall, Geert Somsen, Sven Widmalm

   Series: Routledge Studies in Cultural History

   Whether in science or in international politics, neutrality has sometimes been promoted, not only as a viable political alternative but as a lofty ideal – in politics by nations proclaiming their peacefulness, in science as an underpinning of epistemology, in journalism and other intellectual...

   Published May 21st 2012 by Routledge
2. Womanism, Literature, and the Transformation of the Black Community, 1965–1980

   By Kalenda C. Eaton

   Series: Studies in African American History and Culture

   This book examines how cultural and ideological reactions to activism in the post-Civil Rights Black community were depicted in fiction written by Black women writers, 1965–1980. By recognizing and often challenging prevailing cultural paradigms within the post-Civil Rights era, writers such as...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
3. Singapore in the Global System

   Relationship, Structure and Change

   By Peter Preston

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series

   This book tracks the phases of Singapore’s economic and political development, arguing that its success was always dependent upon the territories links with the surrounding region and the wider global system, and suggests that managing these links today will be the key to the country’s future....

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
4. Communist Indochina

   By R. B. Smith

   Edited by Beryl Williams

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

   This book examines the history of communist Indochina, from the foundation of the Indochinese Communist Party in 1929-30 to the end of the 1970s. It explores the impact of the Japanese invasion of Indochina in 1940, and the subsequent relationship between the Japanese occupiers and the Vichy French...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
5. Contested Sudan

   The Political Economy of War and Reconstruction

   By Ibrahim Elnur

   Series: Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World Series

   Since gaining independence in 1956, Sudan has endured a troubled history, including the longest civil war in African history in Southern Sudan and more recent conflicts such as the humanitarian crisis in Darfur. This book explores this history of ensuing conflict, examining why Sudan failed to...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
6. Islands and International Politics in the Persian Gulf

   The Abu Musa and Tunbs in Strategic Context

   By Kourosh Ahmadi

   Series: Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World Series

   The position of the Persian Gulf as the main highway between East and West has long given this region special significance both within the Middle East and in global affairs more generally. This book examines the history of international relations in the Gulf since the 1820s as great powers such as...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
7. Negotiating Decolonization in the United Nations

   Politics of Space, Identity, and International Community

   By Vrushali Patil

   Series: New Approaches in Sociology

   Combining discourse and comparative historical methods of analysis, this book explores how colonialists and anti-colonialists renegotiated transnational power relationships within the debates on decolonization in the United Nations from 1946-1960. Shrewdly bringing together Sociology, Women’s...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
8. Decolonization in South Asia

   Meanings of Freedom in Post-independence West Bengal, 1947–52

   By Sekhar Bandyopadhyay

   Series: Routledge Studies in South Asian History

   This book explores the meanings and complexities of India’s experience of transition from colonial to the post-colonial period. It focuses on the first five years – from independence on 15th August 1947 to the first general election in January 1952 – in the politics of West Bengal, the new Indian...

   Published May 10th 2012 by Routledge
9. The State and Governance in India

   The Congress Ideal

   By William F. Kuracina

   Series: Routledge Studies in South Asian History

   This book presents an innovative investigation of the policies of the Indian Congress during the late colonial period. Departing from the existing historiography of Indian nationalism, it analyses the extent to which Congress elites engaged in processes intended to foster nation-building in India....

   Published May 9th 2012 by Routledge
10. Human Rights in World History

    By Peter N. Stearns

    Series: Themes in World History

    Defended by a host of passionate advocates and organizations, certain standard human rights have come to represent a quintessential component of global citizenship. There are, however, a number of societies who dissent from this orthodoxy, either in general or on particular issues, on the basis of...

    Published May 1st 2012 by Routledge