The world since 1945: (Record no. 1150)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 02374 a2200241 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781555878993 |
| Qualifying information | paperback |
| 037 ## - SOURCE OF ACQUISITION | |
| Form of issue | Asia Foundation - Donation |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | McWilliams, Wayne C. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 4930 |
| 245 1# - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The world since 1945: |
| Remainder of title | a history of international relations / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Wayne C. McWilliams and Harry Piotrowski. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | Fifth edition |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Boulder, Co.: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Lynne Rienner Publishers, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2001. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xi, 619 pages: |
| Other physical details | illustrations; |
| Size of unit | 22 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes index. |
| -- | McWilliams, W. C. & Piotrowski, H. (2001). The world since 1945: a history of international relations (5th ed.). Boulder, Co. : Lynne Rienner Publishers. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction -- Part 1: The origins of the cold war -- The end of world war II and the dawn of the nuclear age -- The cold was institutionalized -- The cold war in Asia: a change of venue -- Confrontation and coexistence -- Part 2: Nationalism and the end of colonialism -- Decolonization in Asia -- Decolonization in Africa -- The Middle East: the Arab-Israeli conflict -- Part 3: The shifting sands of global power -- The communist world after Stalin -- The war in Indochina -- Detente and the end of bipolarity -- Part 4: The third world -- Problems of economic development in the third world -- Africa -- Latin America -- The People's Republic of China and Taiwan -- The Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia -- Part 5: Transition to a new era -- Political Islam and the Middle East -- Japan, Korea, and East Asian economic development -- The globalization of the economy -- Gorbachev's Perestroika and its consequences -- The soviet union's retreat from empire -- The nuclear arm race and nuclear disarmament -- Epilogue: the end of the postwar age |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | The fifth edition of this textbook continues to provide the background to assist students in understanding current international relations. This study traces the major political, economic and idealogical patterns that have evolved in the global arena from the end of World War II to the end of the 20th century. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | World politics |
| Chronological subdivision | 1945-1989. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 18294 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | World politics |
| Chronological subdivision | 1989- |
| 9 (RLIN) | 16379 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | International relations. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 16380 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Military history, Modern |
| Chronological subdivision | 20th century. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 18295 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Developing countries |
| General subdivision | Economic conditions. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 18296 |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Piotrowski, Harry. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 4935 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | BOOKS |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Total Renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | MAIN | MAIN | 01/22/2016 | 6 | 5 | D 843 M43 2001 | 02288 | 07/19/2018 | 07/09/2018 | 01/22/2016 | BOOKS |