Encyclopedia of Conflicts Since World War II

Editor: Ciment, James
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: Routledge

Single-User Purchase Price: $515.00
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ISBN: 978-0-7656-8005-1
Category: History - World history
Image Count: 289
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents

Encyclopedia of Conflicts Since World War II, Second Edition provides clear, in-depth explanations of events not covered in such detail in any other reference source.

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction: Conflicts Since World War II
  • A
  • Afghanistan: Civil War, 1989
  • Afghanistan: Soviet Invasion, 1979–1989
  • Afghanistan: U.S. and NATO Invasion, 2001–
  • African Union
  • Albania: Civil Conflict, 1990s
  • Algeria: Fundamentalist Struggle Since 1992
  • Algeria: War of National Liberation, 1954–1962
  • Angola: First War with UNITA, 1975–1992
  • Angola: Second War with UNITA, 1992–2002
  • Angola: Struggle over Cabinda Since 1960
  • Angola: War of National Liberation, 1961–1974
  • Anticolonialism
  • ANZUS Pact
  • Arab League
  • Argentina: Dirty War, 1960s–1970s
  • Argentina: Falklands/Malvinas War, 1982
  • Armenia: Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, 1990s
  • B
  • Bahrain: Anti-Regime Uprising, 2011
  • Bolivia: Revolution, 1952
  • Bosnia: Civil War, 1992–1995
  • Brazil: Generals’ Coup, 1964
  • Burkina Faso: Coups, 1966–1987
  • Burundi: Ethnic Strife, 1962–2006
  • C
  • Cambodia: Civil Wars, 1968–1998
  • Cambodia: U.S. Interventions, 1969–1973
  • Cambodia: Vietnamese Invasion, 1978–1979
  • Canada: Quebec Separatist Movement, 1960–1987
  • Central African Republic: Coups Since 1966
  • Central Treaty Organization (Baghdad Pact)
  • Chad: Civil Wars, 1960s–2000s
  • Chad: War with Libya, 1986–1987
  • Chile: Coup Against Allende, 1973
  • China: Border Clash with the Soviet Union, 1969
  • China: Border War with India, 1962
  • China: Civil War/Revolution, 1927–1949
  • China: Invasion of Tibet, 1950–1959
  • China: Quemoy and Matsu, 1954–1958
  • China: Tiananmen Violence, 1989
  • China: War with Vietnam, 1979
  • Cold War Confrontations
  • Colombia: Internal Insurgencies, 1970s–2000s
  • Comoros: Coups, 1980s
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of: Invasions and Internal Strife Since 1998
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of: Kabila Uprising, 1996–1997
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of: Post-Independence Wars, 1960–1965
  • Congo, Republic of: Civil Conflict, 1997
  • Coups
  • Croatia: War with Serbia, 1991–1995
  • Cuba: Bay of Pigs Invasion, 1961
  • Cuba: Communist Revolution, 1956–1959
  • Cuba: Missile Crisis, 1962
  • Cyprus: Communal Conflict Since 1955
  • Czechoslovakia: Coup, 1948
  • Czechoslovakia: Soviet Invasion, 1968
  • D
  • Djibouti: Civil Conflict, 1991–2000
  • Dominican Republic: Coup and U.S. Invasion, 1965
  • E
  • East Timor: Independence Struggle, 1974–2002
  • Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
  • Ecuador: Border Dispute with Peru, 1941-1998
  • Egypt: Anti-Mubarak Uprising, 2011
  • Egypt: Nasser Coup and Its Legacy, 1952–1970
  • Egypt: Sinai War, 1956
  • Egypt: War of Attrition, 1967–1970
  • El Salvador: Civil Wars, 1970s–1980s
  • El Salvador: Soccer War with Honduras, 1969
  • Eritrea: Border War with Ethiopia, 1998–2000
  • Eritrea: War for Independence, 1958–1991
  • Ethiopia: Civil War, 1978–1991
  • Ethiopia: Revolution, 1974–1978
  • Ethiopia: War with Somalia, 1977–1978
  • Ethnic and Religious Conflicts
  • European Defense Community (EDC), 1952–1954
  • F
  • Fiji: Ethnic Conflict and Coups Since 1987
  • G
  • Georgia: Civil War, 1990s
  • Georgia: South Ossetia War with Russia, 2008
  • Germany: Berlin Crises, 1948–1949 and 1958–1962
  • Germany: East German Uprising, 1953
  • Ghana: Rawlings Coups, 1979–1981
  • Greece: Civil War, 1944–1949
  • Grenada: U.S. Invasion, 1983
  • Guatemala: Civil War, 1970s–1990s
  • Guatemala: Coup Against Arbenz, 1954
  • Guinea: Coup and Massacre, 2008–2009
  • Guinea-Bissau: Civil War, 1998–2000
  • Guinea-Bissau: War of National Liberation, 1962–1974
  • Guyana: Ethnic Conflict, 1960–1992
  • H
  • Haiti: Civil Conflict, 1990s–2000s
  • Hungary: Soviet Invasion, 1956
  • I
  • India: Ethnic and Separatist Violence in Assam Since 1979
  • India: Invasion of Goa, 1961
  • India: Jammu and Kashmir Violence Since 1947
  • India: Naxalite Maoist Uprising Since 1967
  • India: Nuclear Standoff with Pakistan Since 1998
  • India: Partition Violence, 1947
  • India: Sikh Uprising, 1970s and 1980s
  • India: War with Pakistan, 1965
  • India: War with Pakistan and Bangladeshi Independence, 1971
  • Indonesia: Aceh Separatist Conflict Since 1976
  • Indonesia: Communist and Suharto Coups, 1965–1966
  • Indonesia: Irian Jaya Separatist Conflict Since 1964
  • Indonesia: Wars of Independence, 1945–1949
  • International Arms Trade
  • International Criminal Court
  • Invasions and Border Disputes
  • Iran: Coup Against Mossadegh, 1953
  • Iran: Islamic Revolution, 1979
  • Iran: Nuclear Standoff Since 1979
  • Iran: War with Iraq, 1980–1988
  • Iraq: Gulf War, 1990–1991
  • Iraq: Kurdish Wars, 1961–2003
  • Iraq: Revolution and Coups, 1958–1968
  • Iraq: U.S. Invasion, 2003–2011
  • Ireland: The Troubles, 1968–1998
  • Israel: Attack on Iraqi Nuclear Reactor, 1981
  • Israel: Conflict with Hamas and Hezbollah, 2006
  • Israel: Palestinian Struggle Since 1948
  • Israel: Six-Day War, 1967
  • Israel: War of Independence, 1948–1949
  • Israel: Yom Kippur War, 1973
  • Italy: Anti-Mafia Campaign Since 1980
  • Ivory Coast: Civil Disorder, 1999–2004
  • J
  • Jordan: Civil War, 1970
  • K
  • Kenya: Mau Mau Uprising, 1952–1956
  • Kenya: Post-Election Violence, 2007–2008
  • Korea, North: Nuclear Standoff Since the 1990s
  • Korea, North: Seizure of the Pueblo, 1968
  • Korea, South: Invasion by the North, 1950–1953
  • L
  • Laos: Pathet Lao War, 1960s–1970s
  • Lebanon: Civil Conflict, 1958
  • Lebanon: Civil War, 1975–1990
  • Liberia: Anti-Taylor Uprising, 1998–2003
  • Liberia: Civil War, 1989–1997
  • Liberia: Doe Coup, 1980
  • Libya: Anti-Qaddafi Uprising, 2011
  • Libya: Qaddafi Coup, 1969
  • Libya: U.S. Air Attacks, 1986
  • M
  • Macedonia: Ethnic Conflict, 1990s
  • Madagascar: Independence Movement and Coups, 1947–2008
  • Malaysia: Communist Uprising, 1948–1960
  • Mali: Ethnic and Political Conflict, 1968–1996
  • Mauritania: Coups Since 1978
  • Mexico: Drug War Since 2006
  • Mexico: Zapatista Uprising Since 1994
  • Middle East Negotiations
  • Mozambique: Renamo War, 1976–1992
  • Mozambique: War of National Liberation, 1961–1974
  • Myanmar (Burma): Civil Wars and Coups Since 1948
  • N
  • Namibia: War of National Liberation, 1966–1990
  • Nepal: Maoist Insurgency, 1996–2006
  • New Caledonia (France): Independence Struggle, 1970s–1990s
  • Nicaragua: Contra War, 1980s
  • Nicaragua: Revolution, 1970s
  • Niger: Ethnic and Political Conflict Since 1990
  • Nigeria: Biafra War, 1967–1970
  • Nigeria: Coups and Ethnic Unrest Since 1966
  • Non-Aligned Movement—The Bandung Conference
  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
  • O
  • Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC)
  • Organization of American States (OAS)
  • P
  • Pakistan: Taliban Conflict, 2004–
  • Palestine: First Intifada, 1987–1992
  • Palestine: Gaza Conflict, 2008–2009
  • Palestine: Second Intifada, 2000–2006
  • Panama: Torrijos Coup, 1969
  • Panama: U.S. Invasion, 1989
  • Papua New Guinea: Bougainville Independence Struggle, 1988–1998
  • People's Wars
  • Peru: Shining Path Rebellion, 1970s–1997
  • Philippines: Huk Rebellion, 1948–1953
  • Philippines: Moro Uprising Since 1972
  • Philippines: War on Islamic Militants Since 1990
  • Poland: Imposition of Martial Law, 1981–1983
  • Puerto Rico: Anti-U.S. Terrorism, 1934–1954
  • R
  • Romania: Fall of Ceausescu, 1989
  • Russia: Chechen Uprising Since 1994
  • Rwanda: Civil War and Genocide Since 1991
  • S
  • Serbia: Kosovo Secessionist Movement, 1990s
  • Sierra Leone: Civil Conflict, 1990–2002
  • Solomon Islands: Separatist and Ethnic Conflict, 1999–2003
  • Somalia: Civil War Since 1991
  • South Africa: Anti-Apartheid Struggle, 1948–1994
  • Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)
  • Soviet Union: Conflict with Iran over Azerbaijan, 1945–1946
  • Soviet Union: Conflict with Turkey, 1945–1953
  • Soviet Union: Downing of Korean Airliner, 1983
  • Spain: Basque Uprising Since 1959
  • Sri Lanka: Tamil Uprising, Late 1970s to 2009
  • Sudan: Civil Wars in South, 1955–1972; 1983–2005
  • Sudan: Conflict in Darfur Since 2002
  • Syria: Anti-Assad Uprising, 2011
  • T
  • Tajikistan: Civil War, 1990s
  • Terrorism: Global History Since the 1940s
  • Thailand: Military Coup, 2006
  • Thailand: Muslim Rebellion, 2004–
  • Togo: Coups and Political Unrest, 1963–1990s
  • Turkey: Kurdish War Since 1984
  • U
  • Uganda: Anti-Amin Struggle, 1971–1979
  • Uganda: Civil Conflict Since 1980
  • United Nations
  • United States: War on Terrorism, 1990s–
  • Uruguay: Tupumaro Uprising, 1967–1985
  • Uzbekistan: Conflict with Islamists Since 1999
  • V
  • Venezuela: Anti-Chávez Movement Since 1999
  • Vietnam: First Indochina War, 1946–1954
  • Vietnam: Second Indochina War, 1959–1975
  • W
  • War and Weapons Conventions
  • Warsaw Pact
  • Western Sahara: Polisario-Moroccan War Since 1975
  • Y
  • Yemen: Anti-Government Uprising, 2011
  • Yemen: Civil War, 1960s–1980s
  • Z
  • Zimbabwe: Anti-Mugabe Struggle Since 1983
  • Zimbabwe: Struggle for Majority Rule, 1965–1980
  • Glossary
  • Biographical Thumbnails
  • Master Bibliography