The Twentieth-Century World An International History

by Keylor, William R.

• ISBN13: 9780195136814
• ISBN10: 0195136810
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-05
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This highly successful text offers a narrative account of twentieth-century international history with extensive coverage given to the United States, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The book uses a distinctive analytical framework in order to examine the evolving relations between the major world powers throughout the last century. Now in its fourth edition, The Twentieth-Century World has been thoroughly updated to reflect the full span of the twentieth century up through the year 2000. Keylor expands his coverage of such recent events as the Middle East peace process, NATO expansion, negotiations for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and the war in Chechnya. This new edition includes a completely up-to-date bibliographical essay and 27 maps for ease of reference. Its clear and concise style make The Twentieth-Century World an essential text for courses on twentieth-century international history.

Table of Contents

List of Maps	xix
List of Tables	xxi
Prologue The Global Context of International Relations at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century	3	(1)
The Europeanization of the World	3	(10)
The Rise of Japanese Power in East Asia	13	(6)
The Rise of American Power in the Western Hemisphere	19	(8)
A Shrinking Earth and the Geopolitical World View	27	(6)
The Development of an International Economy	33	(10)
PART ONE THE THIRTY YEARS' WAR (1914-1945)
Germany's Bid for European Dominance (1914-1918)	43	(29)
The Domestic Consequence of Total War	54	(7)
The Significance of the Russian Withdrawal	61	(5)
The Significance of the American Intervention	66	(6)
The Peace of Paris and the New International Order	72	(20)
The Western World in the Twenties: The Era of Illusions	92	(36)
The Illusion of Economic Restoration	92	(15)
The Illusion of Continental Security	107	(21)
The Western World in the Thirties: The Illusions Dispelled	128	(48)
The Collapse of the World Economic Order	128	(9)
The Collapse of the European Security System	137	(39)
Germany's Second Bid for European Dominance (1939-1945)	176	(21)
The Confirmation of United States Supremacy in Latin America	197	(23)
The Era of Direct Domination (1914-1932)	197	(12)
The Era of Indirect Hegemony (1933-1945)	209	(11)
The Confirmation of Japan's Supremacy in East Asia	220	(31)
The Period of Peaceful Penetration (1914-1930)	220	(11)
The Period of Military Expansion (1931-1941)	231	(11)
The War in Asia (1941-1945)	242	(9)
PART TWO THE COLD WAR BETWEEN THE SUPERPOWERS (1945-1985)
The Formation of the Bipolar World in the Truman-Stalin Era (1945-1953)	251	(33)
The Political Division of Europe	251	(24)
The Korean War and Western Rearmament	275	(9)
Coexistence and Confrontation (1953-1962)	284	(33)
Eisenhower's ``New Look''	284	(5)
The Post-Stalin ``Thaw''	289	(13)
The Anomaly of Berlin	302	(7)
The United States and Latin America in the Crisis Years	309	(8)
Detente and Multipolarity (1962-1975)	317	(31)
Arms Control and Strategic Parity	318	(8)
France's Assault on the Bipolar World	326	(8)
The Political Settlement in Europe	334	(6)
The Middle East as Perennial Hot Spot	340	(8)
The Rise of China and the Cold War in Asia	348	(34)
The Communist Victory in the Chinese Civil War	348	(5)
The Korean War and America's Reengagement in the Far East	353	(7)
Russia and China: From Partnership to Rivalry	360	(5)
The United States and Indochina	365	(12)
The Development of the Sino-American Rapprochement (1969-1975)	377	(5)
The Resurgence of East-West Tension (1975-1985)	382	(16)
The Prospects for Pluralism and Interdependence	382	(2)
The Renewal of the Arms Race	384	(4)
Turmoil in South Asia	388	(3)
Peace and War in the Middle East	391	(7)
Latin America's Quest for Development and Independence	398	(12)
Africa: From Independence to Dependency	410	(18)
The Far East: The Road to the New Co-Prosperity Sphere	428	(23)
The Miracle of Japan	428	(6)
The Gang of Four and ASEAN	434	(4)
The Deng Revolution in China	438	(13)
PART THREE FROM COLD WAR TO NEW WORLD DISORDER (1985-2000)
Moscow, Washington, and the End of the Soviet Empire	451	(17)
Europe: Integration and Disintegration	468	(16)
The Resurrection of the European Idea	468	(10)
The Balkan Tragedy	478	(6)
Asia at the Crossroads	484	(19)
Economic Growth and Security Dilemmas in East Asia	484	(14)
Tensions in South Asia	498	(5)
Africa on Its Own: Ethnic Conflict, Autocracy, and Underdevelopment	503	(18)
The Middle East: The Rocky Road to Reconciliation	521	(13)
Latin America: Democracy, Free Markets, and Regional Stability	534	(10)
A Unipolar World or a New Multilateralism?	544	(17)
The Management of the Global Economy	545	(6)
The Progress of Arms Control	551	(7)
The New World Role of the United Nations in the 1990s	558	(3)
Glossary of International Economics Terminology	561	(2)
Glossary of Nuclear Weapons Terminology	563	(2)
Bibliographical Essay	565	(24)
Index	589