Contemporary History 1945- Books

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21. Timelines

    A Political History of the Modern World

    By John Rees

    War and revolution, economic crises and political conflict are the very stuff of modern history. This guide to the last 100 years of great power conflict, social rebellion, strikes and protests gives us the essential history of the world in which we live. Based on the Timeline TV series this is a...

    Published March 14th 2012 by Routledge
22. Women and Gender in Postwar Europe

    From Cold War to European Union

    Edited by Joanna Regulska, Bonnie G. Smith

    Women and Gender in Postwar Europe charts the experiences of women across Europe from 1945 to the present day. Europe at the end of World War II was a sorry testimony to the human condition; awash in corpses, the infrastructure devastated, food and fuel in such short supply. From Soviet Union to...

    Published March 6th 2012 by Routledge
23. Gender, Power, and Military Occupations

    Asia Pacific and the Middle East since 1945

    Edited by Christine De Matos, Rowena Ward

    Series: Routledge Research in Gender and History

    Military occupations and interventions have a gendered impact on both those engaged in occupying, and those whose lands have been occupied. Yet little is known about this gendered impact, in terms of both masculinities and femininities, either historically or in contemporary times. While research...

    Published March 4th 2012 by Routledge
24. Cultural Heritage and Prisoners of War

    Creativity Behind Barbed Wire

    Edited by Gilly Carr, Harold Mytum

    Series: Routledge Studies in Heritage

    This book focuses on the numerous examples of creativity produced by POWs and civilian internees during their captivity, including: paintings, cartoons, craftwork, needlework, acting, musical compositions, magazine and newspaper articles, wood carving, and recycled Red Cross tins turned into plates...

    Published March 4th 2012 by Routledge
25. Britain since 1945

    A Political History, 7th Edition

    By David Childs

    Britain since 1945 is the established textbook on contemporary British political history since the end of the Second World War. David Childs' authoritative chronological survey discusses domestic policy and politics in particular, but also covers external and international relations. This new and...

    Published February 26th 2012 by Routledge
26. Nepal and the Geo-Strategic Rivalry between China and India

    By Sanjay Upadhya

    Series: Routledge Studies in South Asian Politics

    The importance of the Himalayan state of Nepal has been obscured by the international campaign to free Tibet and the vicissitudes of the Sino-Indian rivalry. This book presents the history of Nepal’s domestic politics and foreign relations from ancient to modern times. Analysing newly declassified...

    Published February 23rd 2012 by Routledge
27. Racial Discourse and Cosmopolitanism in Twentieth-Century African American Writing

    By Tania Friedel

    Series: Studies in African American History and Culture

    This book engages cosmopolitanism—a critical mode which moves beyond cultural pluralism by simultaneously privileging difference and commonality—in order to examine its particular deployment in the work of several African American writers. Deeply influenced and inspired by W. E. B. Du Bois, the...

    Published February 23rd 2012 by Routledge
28. The Routledge Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict

    10th Edition

    By Martin Gilbert

    Series: Routledge Historical Atlases

    The Routledge Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict traces not only the tangled and bitter history of the Arab-Jewish struggle from the early twentieth century to the present, including the death of Yasser Arafat and recent proposals for compromise and co-operation, it also illustrates the current...

    Published February 15th 2012 by Routledge
29. The American Culture of War

    A History of US Military Force from World War II to Operation Enduring Freedom, 2nd Edition

    By Adrian R. Lewis

    The American Culture of War presents a sweeping, critical examination of every major American war of the late 20th century: World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the First and Second Persian Gulf Wars, through to Operation Enduring Freedom. Lewis deftly traces the evolution of US military strategy,...

    Published February 13th 2012 by Routledge
30. The Korean War at Sixty

    New Approaches to the Study of the Korean War

    Edited by Steven Casey

    Korea used to be the ‘forgotten war.’ Now, however, experts widely view it as a pivotal moment in the history of the Cold War, while its legacy still scars contemporary East Asian politics. The sixtieth anniversary of the Korean War is a fitting time both to assess the current state of...

    Published January 15th 2012 by Routledge