Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter Outline Dawning of the Global Age At the Global Turn Conceptualizing the Postwar Era, 1945 to 2010 Our Shrinking World Towards a Transnational History A Canadian Perspective Echoes of the Past Conclusion Questions for Critical Thought Suggestions for Further Reading Chapter 2: Dreams for a Better World, 1945 to 1949 Chapter Outline The Atlantic Dream, 1941 to 1949 Postwar Decolonization Wave, 1945 to 1949 West European Social Democracy, 1945 to 1949 Fall of the Iron Curtain, 1945 to 1949 Birth of Israel, 1945 to 1949 Dissolution of the Grand Alliance, 1945 to 1949 Conclusion: Shape of the Postwar World Questions for Critical Thought Suggestions for Further Reading Chapter 3: A Revolutionary Wave Chapter Outline Decolonization and Development Clashing Expectations for Decolonization, 1945 to 1955 The Great Unraveling, 1956 to 1966 Quest for National Development, 1960 to 1975 Postcolonial Challenges, 1973 to 1982 Waning of the Revolutionary Wave Conclusion Questions for Critical Thought Suggestions for Further Reading Chapter 4: The Global Cold War, 1949 to 1991 Chapter Outline Introduction: A Cold War Global Spillover, 1949 to 1953 War in Korea Towards the Nuclear Brink, 1954 to 1963 Third World in the Cross Fire The Cold War in Popular Culture Gorbachev's End Game, 1985 to 1991 Conclusion Questions for Critical Thought Suggestions for Further Reading Chapter 5: The Postwar West Chapter Outline Introduction Golden Recovery Society of Affluence, 1950 to 1969 The Anxious 1960s Stagflation Crisis, 1973 to 1980 Conservative Resurgence, 1980s Contemporary Western Society Conclusion: The West in the Twenty-First Century Questions for Critical Thought Suggestions for Further Reading Chapter 6: Postwar Latin America Chapter Outline Introduction Postwar Experiment in Populism Latin America's Cold War Postwar Culture and Society Latin America's Debt Crisis, 1982 to 1989 The Democratic Wave Summary: Latin America at the Crossroads Questions for Critical Thought Suggestions for Further Reading Chapter 7: Postwar Middle East Chapter Outline Introduction: The Postwar Middle East Nasser and Revolutionary Nationalism The Iranian Revolution The Soviet War in Afghanistan Postwar Urbanization and Modern Anxieties Palestinian Intifada and the Oslo Process, 1987 to 2000 Summary: The Postwar Middle East Questions for Critical Thought Suggestions for Further Reading Chapter 8: Sub-Saharan Africa Chapter Outline Introduction: Postcolonial Africa Diminishing Hope, 1960 to 1972 Turn towards Kleptocracy, 1973 to 1986 Postcolonial Society and Culture Democratic Wave, 1987 to 2000 Rwanda's Tragedy Conclusion Questions for Critical Thought Suggestions for Further Reading Chapter 9: Postwar Asia Chapter Outline Introduction: Postwar Asia, 1950 to 2000 Asia's Cold War, 1945 to 1975 Japan's Postwar Transformation, 1945 to 1991 Mao and China's Modernization Struggle, 1950 to 1976 The Asian Miracle The Waking Dragon, 1977 to 2001 Summary: Postwar Asia Questions for Critical Thought Suggestions for Further Reading Chapter 10: Life and Death of the Soviet Bloc Chapter Outline The Fall of Communism Mysterious Death of Comrade Stalin Stagnation under Brezhnev Destruction of the Aral Sea Gorbachev Takes the Soviet Helm, 1985 to 1991 The Revolutions of 1989 Trauma of Post-Communist Transition Conclusion Questions for Critical Thought Suggestions for Further Reading Chapter 11: The Globalization of Capitalism Chapter Outline Introduction: Globalization Our Shrinking World Digitalization of the Economy Rise of Transnational Corporations Neoliberalism and the WTO Globalization's Paradoxes and Discontents Conclusion: Globalization and Capitalism Questions for Critical Thought Suggestions for Further Reading Chapter 12: Bridge to the Twenty-First Century Chapter Outline Introduction: New World Order Triumphant Liberalism 9-11 and Security in the New Millennium Kyoto and Tragedy of the Global Commons Crisis Capitalism and the Great Recession of 2008 The Arab Spring and Digital Populism Multipolarity and the New Cold War Conclusion: Bridge to the Twenty-First Century Questions for Critical Thought Suggestions for Further Reading Index