International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond

697 Pages·2014·10.6 MB·English

by  Antony Best

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INTERNATIONAL HISTORY OF THE
TWENTIETH CENTURY AND BEYOND
This hugely successful global history of the twentieth century is written by four
prominent international historians for first-year undergraduate level and upward.
Using their thematic and regional expertise, the authors have produced an
authoritative yet accessible and seamless account of the history of international
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Praise for this edition:
‘Comprehensive and conceptually sophisticated, this history does more than
recount the events of the past century, it explains them lucidly and engages the
reader in crucial questions. There is no better guide to where we are and how we
got there. I wish I had been assigned a book as good as this when I was a student.’
Robert Jervis, Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics,
Columbia University
‘From the underlying causes of World War I to those behind the present decline
of American influence, this third edition of a recognized classic provides a
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INTERNATIONAL
hISTORY OF ThE
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First published 2004
Reprinted 2004, 2005 (twice), 2006, 2007 (three times)
Second edition published 2008
This edition published 2015
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CONTENTS
List of illustrations xv
Notes on authors xix
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The Paris peace settlement 43
The Paris peace settlement in Central and Eastern Europe 48
The implementation of the peace 49
The Locarno era 53
Conclusion 57
Recommended reading 59
3. JAPAN, CHINA AND THE ORIGINS OF THE PACIFIC WAR, 1900–41 63
Introduction 63
The First World War in East Asia 64
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The Washington Conference 68
Chinese nationalism and the Northern Expedition 70
The Manchurian Crisis 72
Japan’s ‘Monroe Doctrine’ for East Asia 75
The Sino-Japanese War 77
Towards the Pacific War 79
Conclusion 82
Recommended reading 84
4. THE EUROPEAN COLONIAL EMPIRES, 1900–45 87
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Introduction 143
The Monroe Doctrine and the imperial thrust 145
The Spanish–American War 146
Theodore Roosevelt and the American Empire 148
Woodrow Wilson, the First World War and the Americas 149
Wilsonian visions defeated 152
From boom to bust 153
From gunboat diplomacy to the ‘Good Neighbor’ policy 154
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Pan-Americanism and the approach of war 158
The Second World War and the Monroe Doctrine 160
Conclusion 162
Recommended reading 163
7. THE PATH TO EUROPEAN WAR, 1930–39 165
Introduction 165
The dual crisis 166
The collapse of the Weimar Republic 169
Revolution and expansion 172
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10. ASIA IN TURMOIL: NATIONALISM, REVOLUTION
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Introduction 261
The end of the Raj 262
Nationalism and independence in South-East Asia 264
The Chinese Civil War 267
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