TY - BOOK AU - Nester,William R. TI - Globalization: a short history of the modern world SN - 9780230106918 U1 - 303.48209 PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Globalization KW - History KW - International relations KW - World politics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: globalization, perils and prospects -- Modernity and its discontents -- The rise and fall of civilizations -- From feudal to modern Europe -- Global imperialism's first wave -- The nation-state -- Liberalism and nationalism -- The industrial revolution -- Global imperialism's second wave through World War I -- Peace, prosperity, and collapse -- The rise of communism and fascism -- The anti-colonial struggle -- World War II and the postwar liberal global system -- The Cold War from 1947 to 1968 -- The Cold War from 1969 to 1991 -- The post Cold War world -- The post September 11 world -- Into the 21st century: the Faustian dilemma ER -