The book offers a comprehensive examination of Charles de Gaulle's career leading up to France's fall and his complex interactions with six U.S. presidents, spanning from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Richard Nixon. It highlights how de Gaulle's assertive leadership often posed significant distractions for these presidents as they navigated pressing global issues, showcasing the tensions and dynamics of Franco-American relations during a pivotal era in history.
This text offers a account of 20th-century international history with coverage given to the United States, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The book uses an analytical framework in order to examine the evolving relations between major world powers over the century.
An International History since 1900 - Fifth Edition
The Twentieth-Century World and An International History Since 1900 , Fifth Edition, explores the history of modern relations between the U.S., Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The book's unique analytical framework--which focuses on the relationships betweenthese countries rather than on their individual histories--helps readers to easily examine how the nations of the world have interacted since the beginning of the last century. Extensively revised in this fifth edition, The Twentieth-Century World and Beyond reflects the latest scholarship and alsofeatures photographs for the first time--more than fifty throughout the text. The new edition addresses such issues as refugees and stateless persons, human rights, the environment, and the events of September 11, 2001. Updated to include the war on terrorism, military action in Iraq, and the causesand consequences of globalization, this edition also explores the expanding role of nongovernmental organizations, the threat of AIDS to world order, narcotics trafficking, and environmental degradation. Examining a wide range of countries, The Twentieth-Century World and Beyond, Fifth Edition, isideal for undergraduate and graduate courses in twentieth-century international history, twentieth-century world history, and international relations.