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Informationen zum Autor Geir Lundestad was born in 1945. He was professor of history and American Civilization at the University of Tromsø from 1974 to 1990. He has held fellowships at Harvard University (1978–79, 1983) and the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC (1988–89). Since 1990 Lundestad has been director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute and permanent secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. The Committe awards the Nobel Peace Prize. Since 1991 he has also been adjunct professor of international history at the University of Oslo. Lundestad has written numerous books and articles on the Cold War and on transatlantic relations. His most recent books are The Rise & Decline of the American ‘Empire’. Power and its Limits in Comparative Perspective (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012) and, edited, International Relations Since the End of the Cold War. New & Old Dimensions (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013). Klappentext Introducing the key events and developments in international relations, this authoritative and engaging book provides students with a clear understanding of the contemporary issues in international politics. Putting the foundations and contexts of international relations at your fingertips, this eighth edition: Provides an account of the world as it has evolved since 1945. Extensively covers a range of topics including population, gender and the environment. Includes expanded material on the theory of international relations. Supports research with fully updated and annotated further reading lists. Praised for its detail and tone, International Relations since 1945 is ideal for providing undergraduates with a historical background as they approach international relations. Book jacket. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 The New World The Rise and Fall of Great Powers The World in 1945 The Literature 2 The Cold War in Europe, 1945-1949 Political science and history Some Old and New Theories about the Cold War Some Structural Explanations for the Cold War Who Acted Where? US Policy Soviet Policy The Problem of Germany Motivating Forces behind US and Soviet Policies The United States The Soviet Union The Literature 3 The Cold War Becomes Global, 1945-1962 The United States, the Soviet Union, and Asia, 1945-1950 The Civil War in China Other Countries in Asia Signs of Re-evaluation in the Superpowers' Asian Policies The Korean War Changes in US Policy in Asia The Soviet Union Tries to Play a Global Role A New Policy in Asia and the Middle East A New Policy in Africa The Cold War Reaches Latin America The United States, the Soviet Union, and the Third World: A Comparison The Literature 4 Detente Between East and West, 1962-1975 Signs of Detente during the 1950s The Policy of Detente, 1962-1975 Agreements and Contact between East and West Reasons for Detente Detente and Geographic Expansion of the East-West Conflict Respect for Each Other's Vital Regions The Grey Zones between East and West The Middle East, 1967-1975 The Vietnam War The Literature 5 Renewed Tension Between East and West, 1975-1984 The Soviet Union: A New Globalism The United States: Reaction to Detente The Literature 6 The End of the Cold War, 1984-1990 Different Theories about the End of the Cold War What Happened - and Why? The Literature 7 Major Powers and Local Conflicts after the Cold War, 1990-2016 The Major Powers in the New World Hopes for Peace - and the Reality of Local Conflicts 11 September 2001, Afghanistan and Iraq Barack Obama and the Greater Middle East The Literature 8 The Arms Race, 1945-2016 Perspective and Motivating Forces Hiroshima, Atomic Weapons, and Conventional Forces, 194...
