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The Making of the Contemporary World


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The Making of the Contemporary World series provides accessible interpretations of contemporary issues and debates within strongly defined historical frameworks. The range of the series is global, with each volume drawing together material from a range of disciplines - including economics, politics and sociology. The books in this series present compact, indispensable introductions for students studying the modern world.

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The Extreme Right in Europe

The Extreme Right in Europe

1st Edition

By Paul Hainsworth
April 11, 2008

The Extreme Right in Western Europe is a concise introduction to one of the most persistent facets of late twentieth-century history, politics and society. The legacy of the Nazi era and the increasingly unacceptable face of extremism all militated against the success of far right-wing parties ...

Southern Africa

Southern Africa

1st Edition

By Jonathan Farley
March 12, 2008

Southern Africa surveys the contemporary history of the whole region encompassing economic, social, political, security, foreign policy, health, environmental and gender issues in one short succinct volume. Positioning the collapse of Portugal’s African Empire in the context of the region’s ...

Conflicts in the Middle East since 1945

Conflicts in the Middle East since 1945

3rd Edition

By Peter Hinchcliffe, Beverley Milton-Edwards
September 28, 2007

This third edition of Conflicts in the Middle East since 1945 analyzes the nature of conflict in the Middle East, with its racial, ethnic, political, cultural, religious and economic factors. Throughout the book Peter Hinchcliffe and Beverley Milton-Edwards put the main conflicts into their wider ...

US Foreign Policy since 1945

US Foreign Policy since 1945

2nd Edition

By Alan Dobson, Alan P. Dobson, Steve Marsh, Steve Marsh
September 06, 2006

US Foreign Policy since 1945 is an essential introduction to postwar US foreign policy. It combines chronologic and thematic chapters to provide an historical account of US policy and to explore key questions about its design, control and effects.   New features of this second edition ...

Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the Contemporary World

Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the Contemporary World

1st Edition

By David J. Whittaker
December 16, 2005

Examining a number of case studies, including Palestinian, Afghan and Iraqi refugees, David J. Whittaker’s book provides a balanced introduction to this very controversial subject. Fuelled by extensive coverage in the media, the issue of asylum seekers and refugees is one of the most talked about ...

The Soviet Union in World Politics Coexistence, Revolution and Cold War, 1945–1991

The Soviet Union in World Politics: Coexistence, Revolution and Cold War, 1945–1991

1st Edition

By Geoffrey Roberts
January 07, 1999

The Soviet Union in World Politics provides an introductory history of Soviet foreign policy and international relations from 1945 to the end of the Cold War and the break up of the USSR. The book summarizes historical and political controversies about Soviet foreign policy and brings the latest ...

Latin America Development and Conflict since 1945

Latin America: Development and Conflict since 1945

2nd Edition

By John Ward, John Ward
August 24, 2004

Bringing the story up-to-date, this expanded new edition takes into account recent developments including Argentina's 2001 debt default and the 2002 presidential election in Brazil. Latin America provides an introduction to the economic and political history of the region in the last half century. ...

Decolonization

Decolonization

2nd Edition

By Raymond Betts, Raymond F. Betts
March 26, 2004

Raymond F. Betts considers the 'process' of decolonization and the outcomes which have left a legacy of problems, drawing on numerous examples including Ghana, India, Rwanda and Hong Kong. He examines: the effects of the two World Wars on the colonial empire the expectations and problems ...

Terrorists and Terrorism In the Contemporary World

Terrorists and Terrorism: In the Contemporary World

1st Edition

By David J. Whittaker
May 07, 2004

A concise and accessible survey of this topical and complex subject, this is the first book of its type to focus on the terrorists, and their psychology, in an historical context. Focusing on a variety of prominent terrorist groups together with a number of less notorious ones, the book encourages ...

Pacific Asia

Pacific Asia

1st Edition

By Yumei Zhang
March 21, 2003

Pacific Asia has witnessed arguably the most dynamic economic growth and social transformation in the world since 1945. Inspired by the example of Japan, a number of high performing economies have emerged in the region. Pacific Asia explores this extraordinary pace of development and explains the ...

China Under Communism

China Under Communism

1st Edition

By Alan Lawrance
October 15, 1998

China Under Communism examines how Marxism took root, flourished and developed within the context of an ancient Chinese civilization. Through analysis of China's history and traditional culture, the author explores the nature of Chinese communism and how it has diverged from the Soviet model. This ...

Dividing and Uniting Germany

Dividing and Uniting Germany

1st Edition

By Bill Niven, J. K. A. Thomaneck
October 19, 2000

A concise introduction to the process which led to the division of Germany in 1949, and its unification in 1990, this book also explores the economic, social and cultural divisions between and east and west, which still exist in post-unification Germany. Dividing and Uniting Germany covers all ...

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