Product Description

International Relations Since 1945 is a one-volume authoritative historical analysis of international relations during the Cold War and its aftermath. It both describes and interprets events since 1945 for an undergraduate audience. It explores how the Cold War impacted upon world politics as a whole, but also deals with such important regional problems as the Middle East, the development of European integration and the end of the European empires in Africa and Asia. While focusing on political change, careful attention is paid to the evolution of the global economy and the interplay between international and domestic developments, as well as to the growth of 'interdependence'. Particular attention is paid to the role of the United States, especially in the 1990s when it became the world's only Superpower. The text covers the nature of the Cold War, the development of the Western and Eastern blocs, North-South, decolonization and Third World issues, international economic relations, armaments and nuclear strategy and globalization.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #46491 in Books
• Published on: 2003-12-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 768 pages

About the Author
John W. Young holds the Chair of International History at the University of Nottingham. He has previously held the Chair of Contemporary History at Salford and the Chair of Politics at the University of Leicester.

Books published previously include 'Britain and European Unity, 1945-99' (2000), 'America, Russia and the Cold War, 1941-98' (1999) and 'Britain and the World in the Twentieth Century' (1997).