A world of nations : the international order since 1945 / William R. Keylor.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 460-470) and index.

Pt. 1. The First and Second Worlds -- Ch. 1. The Emergence of the Bipolar World -- Ch. 2. The Militarization of Containment -- Ch. 3. The Rise and Fall of Detente -- Ch. 4. The Decline and Fall of the Soviet Empire -- Ch. 5. European Unite and Disunity -- Pt. 2. The Third World -- Ch. 6. The Evolution of Inter-American Relations -- Ch. 7. East Asia Recuperates from the Ravages of War -- Ch. 8. Cold War and Non-Alignment in South and Southeast Asia -- Ch. 9. Regional Rivalries and East-West Conflicts in the Middle East -- Ch. 10. Africa: the Travails of Independence -- Epilogue: A World of Nations in the Era of Globalization.

"Now updated to address recent developments in the post-9/11 world, A World of Nations, Second Edition, provides an analytical narrative of the origins, evolution, and end of the Cold War. Much more than a simple account of the long struggle between the two superpowers, this vibrant text opens with chapters exploring the development of regional conflicts - ethnic, religious, cultural, economic, and military - that dominated international relations until the breakup of the Soviet Union. The final chapters examine the war on terror and the salience of interstate and transnational conflicts in the era of globalization. In engaging, compelling language, author William R. Keylor provides a genuinely international history of this turbulent period."--BOOK JACKET.