An independent scholar and former history professor addresses the post-WWII period in Volume 2 of his narrative history of the 20th century. His account revolves around two dominant global events -- the Cold War and the revolt against imperialism -- showing how these events both drove nations apart while creating political and regional alliances.

Edward R. Kantowicz received a Ph.D. in history from the University of Chicago. Formerly a professor of history at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, he is currently an independent scholar and writer.

Maps

ix

Introduction

xi

PART ONE ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR IN EUROPE

The Grand Alliance Flies Apart

3

(23)

Genesis of the Soviet-American Rivalry

Cracks in the Iron Curtain

26

(21)

The Tito-Stalin Split in Yugoslavia; French Leadership of Western Europe; Origins of the Common Market

PART TWO INDEPENDENCE, REVOLUTION, AND CIVIL WAR IN ASIA

Soul Force versus the British Raj

47

(19)

Gandhi and Indian Independence

The World Turned Upside Down

66

(19)

Mao and the Chinese Revolution

Unity in Diversity

85

(19)

Sukarno and Indonesia

Tigers and Elephants

104

(21)

Guerrilla Wars in Malaya and Vietnam

Drawing a Line

125

(23)

The Korean War

PART THREE THE MEDITERRANEAN ROAD TO NATIONHOOD

Family, Religion, and Nation in the Arab Heartland

148

(19)

Arab Nationalism in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon

A Settler Colony with a Difference

167

(19)

Arabs and Jews in Palestine

The Life-line of Imperialism

186

(18)

Nasser's Egypt and the Suez Crisis

Terror and Torture

204

(22)

The Algerian War for Independence

PART FOUR THE SCRAMBLE OUT OF AFRICA

Tribes, Nations, and States

226

(20)

Decolonization in Ghana and Nigeria; the Nigerian Civil War

Land and Freedom

246

(19)

Decolonization in Kenya and Tanzania; the Mau Mau War

Chaos and Cold War

265

(20)

The United Nations and the Belgian Congo Crisis

PART FIVE NEW COMPLEXITIES, OLD RESPONSES

Khrushchev, Kennedy, and Castro at the Brink

285

(19)

The Berlin and Cuban Crises

The War of Illusions

304

(18)

The Vietnam War

The Shark and the Sardines

322

(20)

The United States and Latin America

The Bear and Her Cubs

342

(18)

The Soviet Union and Its Satellite States

War on a Small Planet

360

(22)

The Arab-Israeli Wars of the 1960s and 1970s

PART SIX THE WALLS COME TUMBLING DOWN

The Revolution of Memory and Morality

382

(19)

The Fall of Communism in Russia and Eastern Europe

Generations of Struggle

401

(19)

The Rise and Fall of Apartheid in South Africa

Non-Violent and Violent Change around the World

420

(20)

Coming Apart, Coming Together

440

(10)

Suggestions for Further Reading

450

(32)

Index

482

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