TY - BOOK AU - Burns,William E. ED - Gale (Firm) TI - Contemporary world T2 - History of the world SN - 9781438183589 AV - D421 .B87 2020 PY - 2020///] CY - New York, New York PB - Facts On File KW - History, Modern KW - 20th century N1 - Recovery after World War II -- Cold War -- Decolonization and the nonaligned movement -- Religion and culture after World War II -- Rights mvoements during the Cold War -- Fall of communism -- A new world order -- Age of globalization -- Contemporary challenges N2 - This book explores world history since the end of World War II. The central role played by Europe in global affairs gave way to new international power relations after the war. Initially a cold war between two superpowers, the Soviet-led communist alliance and the American-led capitalist alliance, shaped international politics UR - https://link.gale.com/apps/pub/50X6/GVRL?sid=gale_marc&u=phurs ER -