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Welcome to the Making of the Contemporary World online catalog.

From 1945 to the present day, the books in The Making of the Contemporary World series offer concise, accessible introductions to key topics and issues in the contemporary world within strongly defined historical frameworks. The range of the series is global and interdisciplinary, with each volume drawing on a range of disciplines, including history, politics, sociology, and economics. These books will be of use to anyone studying the modern world.

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  1. Genocide since 1945

    By Philip Spencer

    Series: The Making of the Contemporary World

    In 1948 the United Nations passed the Genocide Convention. The international community was now obligated to prevent or halt what had hitherto, in Winston Churchill’s words, been a "crime without a name", and to punish the perpetrators. Since then, however, genocide has recurred repeatedly. Millions...

    Published June 14th 2012 by Routledge

  2. Environmentalism since 1945

    By Gary Haq, Alistair Paul

    Series: The Making of the Contemporary World

    Today environmental issues are part of daily life, a feature of the modern world almost everyone now recognises. Contemporary environmentalism has promoted a way of speaking and thinking about the environment that was not possible or imaginable decades ago. Environmentalism Since 1945 provides a...

    Published September 21st 2011 by Routledge

  3. China and the World since 1945

    An International History

    By Chi-kwan Mark

    Series: The Making of the Contemporary World

    The emergence of China as a dominant regional power with global influence is a significant phenomenon in the twenty-first century. Its origin could be traced back to 1949 when the Chinese Communist Party under Mao Zedong came to power and vowed to transform China and the world. After the ‘century...

    Published August 1st 2011 by Routledge

  4. International Economic Relations since 1945

    By Catherine R. Schenk

    Series: The Making of the Contemporary World

    The international economy since 1945 has endured dramatic changes in its balance of power, from the early period of prosperity for industrialised nations, to the 2008/9 global crisis. In this volume Catherine Schenk outlines these huge changes, examines how the world’s economic leaders have tried...

    Published February 23rd 2011 by Routledge