WORLD POLITICS since 1945

• Main Author: Calvocoressi, Peter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London Longman 1982
• Edition: 5th edition
• Subjects: World politics > 1945-
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 The fifth edition of this well known standard work now extends its cover into 1986. The first half of the eighties saw the procession in the Kremlin of Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko and Gorbachev while Reagan ruled unchallenged in the White House. His enigmatic meeting with Gorbachev closed an era of stalemate in Superpower relations without giving many clues as to what might come next. In the Middle East, by contrast, hyperactivity in the shape of Israel's invasion of Lebanon and Iraq's of Iran led to political stalemate in one area and military stalemate in the other. Other principal themes covered in this new edition include the tangled Central American net; the latest and biggest threats to white rule in South Africa; the assassination of Mrs Gandhi; the Falklands War; the evolution of a democratic Spain; as well as the Libyan situation. At the same time enduring global problems, from China to Nigeria, from Poland to the Philippines, and from Northern Ireland to Ethiopia, continue to be treated and kept up-to-date. Although each new edition has to take in more years this book retains its essential qualities of intelligence and clarity. It is an invaluable source of information to the student of international politics, as well as to the reader interested in world events. Peter Calvocoressi is a figure of distinction in the field of International Relations. A former Reader in International Relations at the University of Sussex, he is the author of numerous books, including: INDEPENDENT AFRICA AND THE WORLD published by Longman.