World Politics Since 1945

by PeterCalvocoressi (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1996

  $5.26

  A seventh edition of this best selling textbook. It summarises in one volume all the major developments in international relations since 1945. The style is concise yet elegant. The text is authoritative, all inclusive, but always accessible, and it is an ideal reference for all students who are a bit vague about topics such as the Vietnam War and the Congo Crisis. Edition updated every five years.

• Used

  Paperback
  1982

  $3.25

• New

  Paperback
  2008

  $54.61

  The most lucid, comprehensive, intelligent and reliable account of post-war modern history on the market. Teaching Politics

  The book compels admiration for its thoroughness, its scope, the masterly ordering of its immense material. The Sunday Times

  The ninth edition of this enormously successful standard work has been expanded to take into account the developments of the last 10 years, including the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Sudan; the accelerating emergence of India and China as major powers; the major political developments in Latin America, including the rise and perhaps fall of Chavez in Venezuela; the march of globalisation and the popular protest movements against; the expansion eastwards of the European Union; instability in the Middle East and the question of oil and energy supply.

  Marked throughout by Calvocoressi's characteristic erudition and elegance, World Politics since 1945 is essential reading for those who need to understand the great sweeps of contemporary history