Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Bibliographical Note PART I – COLONIAL LIBERATION WARS Africa The Middle East Asia and The Pacific The Americas PART II – BIG POWER INTERVENTION WARS Africa Asia The Americas PART III – BORDER WARS AND WARS BETWEEN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES Africa The Middle East Asia The Americas PART IV – ISRAEL AND ITS NEIGHBOURS PART V – CIVIL WARS: IDEOLOGICAL Africa The Middle East Asia The Americas Index of Names

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About the Author

Guy Arnold has lectured and taught on international affairs at the Workers’ Educational Association and the University of Surrey, UK.

Reviews

The authors of the second edition of The World since 1945 have done readers a great service. Out of the complicated history of our times, they have produced an impressively streamlined and accessible account. It is recommended for anyone wishing to understand more about the forces that produced today’s world.
*Mary Sarotte, Dean's Professor of History and Professor of International Relations, University of Southern California, USA*