Table of contents for International relations : from the Cold War to the globalized world / Andreas Wenger, Doron Zimmermann.

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Introduction                                                        1

1 International Systems in Historical Perspective                   7
  The French Universal Monarchy, the League of Augsburg,
     and the Anglo-French Rivalry, 1660-1774, 7
  The Age of Napoleonic Wars and the End of the Concert of Europe,
     1798-1848,8
  From the Rise of the Second German Reich to the Entanglement
     of Alliances, 1860-1914, 9
  The Interwar System, 1919-1939, 9
  The Alliance-Axis System, 1939-1945, 10
  Consequences of World War II for the International System, 11

2 The Onset of the Cold War, 1945-1955                              13
  The Ossification Phase, 1945-1947, 13
  The Formation of Blocs, 1947-1949, 20
  The Globalization of the Cold War, 1949-1955, 27
  Decolonization in Asia, 1945-1955, 37
  IR Theory and Key Concepts, 47

3 Confrontation and Fragmentation, 1955-1963                        51
  Fragmentation in the Blocs: Europe and the East, 53
  Fragmentation in the Blocs: Europe and the West, 59
  The Global Dimension of the Cold War: Taiwan, Suez,
     Guatemala, and Cuba, 71
  Competing Superpowers: Crisis and Stabilization, 1958-1963, 83
  IR Theory and Key Concepts, 95



4 New Problems, (C)old War: Three Perspectives, 1963-1968           99
  Toward Integration: The First World in the West, 102
  The Danger of Disintegration: The Second World in the East, 115
  The Problem of Managing Alliances, 122
  The Global South (the Third World), 124
  IR Theory and Key Concepts, 151

5 The Rise and Fall of D6tente, 1968-1979                         155
  Subverting Bipolarity: The Impact of Structural Change
     on the International Political System, 157
  The Euroatlantic, 164
  Asia, 169
  The Middle East, 176
  Latin America, 180
  The New Cold War International System, 184
  IR Theory and Key Concepts, 188

6 The Second Cold War and the End of an Era, 1980-1991            195
  The Euroatlantic, 197
  The Beginning of the End: The Soviet Union in Crisis, 200
  The East European Revolutions and the Reunification of Germany, 206
  Asia, 216
  The Middle East, 227
  IR Theory and Key Concepts, 235

7 New Developments in the Emerging International System,
  1991-2002                                                      237
  Emerging Trends, 238
  The Age of Intrastate Conflict, 241
  Russia and the Former Soviet Union, 258
  The Euroatlantic, 270
  Asia, 289
  The Middle East, 299
  The Global Perspective, 305
  IR Theory and Key Concepts, 320

8 Current Affairs                                                 325
  The Attacks of 11 September 2001 and the War on Terrorism
     in Afghanistan, 325
  A New Era: Continuity and Change, 330
  A Globalized World, 337