W. M. Spellman

A Concise History of the World Since 1945: States and Peoples

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

W.M. Spellman explores the past half century focusing on key topics such as human migration, science and technology, international business, religion and politics and Empire. Authoritative and well-written, this is an ideal introductory guide for anyone with an interest in World history and the issues and challenges facing the globe today.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Education UK / Red Globe Press / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-4039-1787-4
• 2006
• Seitenzahl: 345
• Erscheinungstermin: April 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 705g
• ISBN-13: 9781403917874
• ISBN-10: 1403917876
• Artikelnr.: 22752571

Autorenporträt

W.M. Spellman

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements.- Introduction: Dynamic Tensions in Recent Global History.- PART I: FROM BI-POLAR TO MULTI-POLAR WORLD.- The Cold War in Global Context, 1945-1991.- The End of Empire and the Problem of Neo-Colonialism.- An Elusive New World Order, 1991-2004.- PART II: GLOBALIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS.- When Borders Don't Matter: Development and Global Culture.- When Borders Do Matter: International Migration and Identity.- PART III: BODY AND SPIRIT.- Science, Technology and the Environment.- Religions and Civil Society.- Conclusion: Hope and Misgiving in the New Century.- Further Reading.- Index.