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New World Challenges in “World History after World War II”



According to IRNA cultural correspondent, History of the world after World War II Posted Wayne C. McWilliams And Harry Piotrowski That Recently translated فاطمه شاداب Published by Phoenix Publications and marketed, it follows the story of world events for seven decades.

The forthcoming book is in fact the eighth edition of the book History of the world after World War II The original version was released in 2014 and follows world events from 1945 to early 2014.

In the seventy years the book speaks of, the world has faced challenges that did not exist before. Perhaps the most obvious change in the last three decades is the acceleration of the process of globalization of the economy, a trend that has led to economic prosperity between countries, especially China and India, but globalization had its own problems.

At the same time as the economic crisis and the global recession that began in 1996, high unemployment rates and disproportionate distribution of wealth occurred.

History of the world after World War II He emphasizes that history, especially contemporary political history, is not just a collection of past realities, but also alive and dynamic with contradictory ideas.

according to this Wayne C. McWilliams And Harry Piotrowski In this book, they seek to invite readers to confront these contradictions, different ideas and perspectives, and to design their own ideas.

History of the world after World War II It consists of 5 sections and 23 chapters;

The titles of the main sections of the book are “The Roots of the Cold War”, “Nationalism and the End of the Colonial Era”, “Transformation in World Powers”, “World South” and “Emergence of New Perspectives”, respectively.

In the first part of the book, there are 4 chapters: “The end of World War II and the beginning of the nuclear age”, “The institutionalization of the Cold War”, “The Cold War in Asia: changing the scene of conflict” and “Confrontation and coexistence”.

The second part of the book includes 4 chapters entitled “Decolonization in Asia”, “Decolonization in Sub-Saharan Africa”, “Decolonization in the Arab World” and “Arab-Israeli Conflict”.

The third part of the book includes three chapters, including “The Communist World After Stalin”, “The Indochina War” and “De-escalation and the end of the bipolar world”.

The fourth part of the book consists of 5 chapters including “Challenges of Economic Development”, “Africa”, “Latin America”, “People’s Republic of China and Taiwan” and “Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia”.

Finally, it should be said that the seventeenth to twenty-third chapters of the book are in the fifth section. Topics include “Globalization of the Economy”, “The Rise of East Asia”, “Russia: The Legacy of the Soviet Empire”, “The Nuclear Weapons Race”, “The Rise of Political Islam in the Middle East and North Africa”, “9/11, Afghanistan and Iraq” And “Is the Arab Spring Winter?” Is.

In part of this book we read:

Khrushchev reacted quickly. In July, he recalled 1,300 Soviet economic advisers, engineers and technicians from China with their plans, abandoning many half-finished projects. The move dealt a severe blow to China, which was on the path to industrialization. At the same time, Moscow rescinded another agreement to supply China with nuclear technology to build an atomic bomb.

Khrushchev hoped that by doing so, he would return China to the path of Soviet policy and Moscow’s leadership in the communist world. The following year Beijing seemed to be satisfied, but it soon became clear that this was only a short pause, as in October 1961 Khrushchev, in his opening speech to the 22nd Congress of the Soviet Communist Party, again spoke harshly in Chinese. Attacked.

He attacked various Chinese policies, including Mao’s personal and taste projects, the formation of agricultural communes. He believed that industrial development should take precedence over the ill-considered experience of commune formation. In a word, communism was achieved only by following the Soviet leadership. In response, then-Chinese Foreign Minister Chu Enlie left the hall with a Chinese delegation and returned to Beijing. The day before, Chu En Lai had placed two wreaths at the foot of Lenin-Stalin’s tomb. The dispute between China and the Soviet Union was now evident.

History of the world after World War II With 736 pages, 1,100 copies and a price of 250,000 Tomans, it has recently been published by Phoenix Publications and is on its way to the market.

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