Keith Robbins was educated in Bristol and at Magdalen and St Anthony's Colleges, Oxford. He has taught at the University of York, Glasgow University, and the University of Wales, Lampeter, where he is now Vice-Chancellor. He is the author of numerous books on British and world history.

It is an unenviable task to attempt a concise account of world history since 1945. Keith Robbins, however, succeeds in this laudable aim. The book should appeal to both the general reader and to all undergraduate students of history and politics.

• Introduction ; 1. Towards One World? The Year 1945 ; 2. Cold Division c.1945-c.1953 ; 3. Confrontational Coexistence c.1953-1965 ; 4. Devious Decades 1965-1975 ; 5. Turbulent Transition 1975-1985 ; 6. Brave New World? 1985- ; Afterword ; Further Reading ; Index

Keith Robbins was educated in Bristol and at Magdalen and St Anthony's Colleges, Oxford. He has taught at the University of York, Glasgow University, and the University of Wales, Lampeter, where he is now Vice-Chancellor. He is the author of numerous books on British and world history.

It is an unenviable task to attempt a concise account of world history since 1945. Keith Robbins, however, succeeds in this laudable aim. The book should appeal to both the general reader and to all undergraduate students of history and politics.

• Introduction ; 1. Towards One World? The Year 1945 ; 2. Cold Division c.1945-c.1953 ; 3. Confrontational Coexistence c.1953-1965 ; 4. Devious Decades 1965-1975 ; 5. Turbulent Transition 1975-1985 ; 6. Brave New World? 1985- ; Afterword ; Further Reading ; Index

Keith Robbins was educated in Bristol and at Magdalen and St Anthony's Colleges, Oxford. He has taught at the University of York, Glasgow University, and the University of Wales, Lampeter, where he is now Vice-Chancellor. He is the author of numerous books on British and world history.

It is an unenviable task to attempt a concise account of world history since 1945. Keith Robbins, however, succeeds in this laudable aim. The book should appeal to both the general reader and to all undergraduate students of history and politics.

• Introduction ; 1. Towards One World? The Year 1945 ; 2. Cold Division c.1945-c.1953 ; 3. Confrontational Coexistence c.1953-1965 ; 4. Devious Decades 1965-1975 ; 5. Turbulent Transition 1975-1985 ; 6. Brave New World? 1985- ; Afterword ; Further Reading ; Index