04960nam a22005775i 4500 978-3-031-63894-7 DE-He213 20251030114926.0 cr nn 008mamaa 250117s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031638947 978-3-031-63894-7 10.1007/978-3-031-63894-7 doi D17-24.5 HBG bicssc HIS037000 bisacsh NHB thema Strikwerda, Carl J. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 90320 The Origins of the Contemporary Global Order [electronic resource] : From the Nineteenth Century to the Cold War / by Carl J. Strikwerda. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. XV, 367 p. 1 illus. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda 1. The Long Shadows of the Great War -- 2. Creating a Global World: Free Trade, Gold, and Peacemaking -- 3. Confronting a Global World: Empires and the Coming of War -- 4. The Great War: Stalemate on the Western Front -- 5. The Great War: The Global Conflict -- 6. The Impact of the Great War: Peace and War After the War -- 7. The Revenge of the Great War: The Crisis of the 1930s -- 8. The End of the Era of the Great War, 1944-1947 -- 9. Rise and Flaws of a New Global Order, 1947-1960 -- 10. Global Order, Great Powers, and Globalization over a Century. “Carl Strikwerda’s searching account of the collapse of the informal global order before the Great War and the reconstruction of a rules-based order after 1945 is of great importance in understanding how we have arrived at the present, and how we might respond in the future.” —Martin Daunton, Emeritus Professor of Economic History, University of Cambridge “A perfect mastery of historical detail side-by-side with thorough familiarity of political theory have shaped this book into what will no doubt become a modern classic.” —Gerd-Rainer Horn, Professor of Political History, Ecole des Sciences Politiques " A persuasive and timely reconsideration of the most important events of the last century." —Craig N. Murphy, Betty Freyhof Johnson ’44 Professor Emeritus, Wellesley College “Carl Strikwerda reminds us brilliantly of the epochal impact of the First World War on the formation of the global order in the second half of the twentieth century.” —Guy Vanthemsche, Professor of History Emeritus, Free University Brussels (VUB) This book offers a new interpretation of the origins of the contemporary global order - the set of institutions and international practices created by the USA and its allies after the Second World War. Previous interpretations have argued that the USA played the predominant role in creating the global order to fight the Cold War against the Soviet Union. The author argues that a broader perspective is necessary to understand both the origins of the global order, and its ongoing tensions up until today, a perspective that includes the legacy of both world wars, the role of imperialism, and the alternative strategy of globally oriented economic blocs. The cooperative tradition in the founding of the global order and the contributions of nations besides the USA provides useful insights for those interested in the current global order and the challenges it faces from Russia and China. Carl J. Strikwerda has served as a historical consultant to the National World War One Museum in the USA, taught at the University of California, Riverside; the University of Kansas; and the College of William and Mary, and served as both President and Professor of History at Elizabethtown College. World history. 65220 International relations History. 72711 International relations. 58103 World politics. 58105 Economic history. 57506 Globalization. 58818 World History, Global and Transnational History. 66470 Diplomatic and International History. 72712 International Relations. 58103 Political History. 67817 Economic History. 57506 Globalization. 58818 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031638930 Printed edition: 9783031638954 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-63894-7 ZDB-2-POS ZDB-2-SXPI 66440 66440