The World Since 1945: An International History

by P.M.H. Bell

This book presents a bold and wide-ranging account of international affairs between 1945-1991, from the end of the Second World War to the close of the Cold War. It deals with the Cold War and Detente, with decolonization and the Third World, and with the development of international organizations.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

608 pages, Paperback

First published May 4, 2001

About the author

Philip Michael Hett Bell was Reader in History at the University of Liverpool

Reviews

[Douglas MacGregor · Rating 5 out of 5]

I probably wouldn't give this book as high a review in 2017, but it was the book that got me into reading history in 2002.

[Asami]

Very insightful.