Longman Handbook of the Modern World
International History and Politics since 1945
Published on 4. November 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-0-582-30413-0 (ISBN)
Description
This new Handbook is a comprehensive reference guide on international relations, politics and modern world history. Starting with the concluding stages of the Second World War (including Yalta, the defeat of Germany and Japan and the birth of the United Nations) the book goes through to major events in the new post-Cold War world (such as the Serbo-Croat wars, the South Africa and the end of the Deng era in China). Throughout attention is paid to international themes such as decolonization, African nationalism and global environmentalism, as well as social and economic history (including information on inflation rates, natural disasters, and environmental issues).
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pearson Education Limited
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1482 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-582-30413-0 (9780582304130)
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Content
SECTION ONE: POLITICAL HISTORY. Political Chronology. Europe. Africa. Asia. Australasia. Latin America and the Caribbean. Heads of State and Selected Rulers/Ministers SECTION TWO: WAR AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. Principal International Organizations and Groupings. Major Treaties and International Agreements Since 1944. The United Nations. The New Nations Since 1945. Foreign Ministers of the Great Powers Since 1945. Wars and Major Armed Conflicts. Nuclear Development and Arms Control Since 1939. Strategic Nuclear Weapons of the Superpowers. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL. Estimated World Populations, 1959-2000. World Population and Projections By Major Areas 1950 -2000. Population of Individual Counties. Population Density and Urbanization: Selected Countries. Population of Major World Cities. Output of Wheat, 1950-94: Selected Countries. Output of Coal and Lignite, 1959-94: Selected Countries. Output of Steel 1950-94. World Oil Reserves: 1985 and 1994. Gross National Product Per Capita: Selected Countries. Famines and Major National Disasters. World Health and Refugee Movements. The Environment and Pollution: Major Events Since 1945. SECTION FOUR: BIBLIOGRAPHIES. SECTION FIVE: GLOSSARY OF TERMS. SECTION SIX: BIBLIOGRAPHY. MAPS. INDEX