Contemporary World History (1945-1991) (Second Edition)

Author: Wang Chunliang
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Publish Date: 1993-03-25
Features: This book is no longer reprinted or updated. It elaborates on the contemporary history of the world from the end of World War II to the end of the Cold War. It strives to provide a macro overview of the overall process and patterns of contemporary history over the past 40 years, connecting vertical and horizontal developments. This book is suitable for use in university and college undergraduate and graduate programs, teacher training, and adult education, as well as for history enthusiasts to study and reference. It elaborates on the contemporary history of the world from the end of World War II to the end of the Cold War. It strives to provide a macro overview of the overall process and patterns of contemporary history over the past 40 years, connecting vertical and horizontal developments. During the revision, efforts were made to incorporate new research findings, enrich new materials, especially adding major events and developments from 1988 to 1991. The narrative strives to highlight key points, explore a more reasonable compilation system, and focus on theoretical summaries. Each chapter begins with learning prompts and ends with review questions and reference bibliographies, facilitating teaching and self-study. This book is paired with "Modern World History" (edited by Wang Side) published by Higher Education Press in 1988, to be used as a series textbook, but it can also be used independently.