The global 1980s : people, power and profit /: people, power and profit. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jonathan Davis.
• Authors: Davis, Jonathan Shaw
• Contents: Acknowledgements Introduction Part One: 1979–1982 Chapter One: Revolutions in east and west: Iran and Nicaragua Chapter Two: Thatcher, Reagan and free markets: ghost towns, rust belts and a new individualism Chapter Three: Inside the Soviet bloc: the end of détente and the rise of Solidarność Chapter Four: Africa and decolonisation: twenty years after the ‘winds of change’ Part Two: 1983–1985 Chapter Five: Changes in China: the consequences of Deng Xiaoping’s reforms Chapter Six: Bombs, jobs and famine: music and global concerns Chapter Seven: Global crises: AIDS, acid rain and the ozone layer Chapter Eight: Mikhail Gorbachev: new man, new thinking Part Three: 1986–1988 Chapter Nine: Making a ‘modern’ decade: computers, videos and yuppies Chapter Ten: The first wave of Indian liberalisation: the Rajiv Gandhi era Chapter Eleven: South Korea’s twisted path to democracy Chapter Twelve: The Middle East in turmoil: Iran–Iraq and the first intifada Part Four: 1989–1991 Chapter Thirteen: Reagan and Thatcher depart, a new world order emerges Chapter Fourteen: Latin America’s transition to democracy: Chile and Haiti Chapter Fifteen: 'Free Nelson Mandela': the end of apartheid in South Africa Chapter Sixteen: The communist world breaks Conclusion Bibliography Index
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 909.828; Nineteen eighties; History, Modern -- 20th century
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429624360; 9780429624803; 9780429623929; 9780429053528; 9781138818378
• Related ISBNs: 9781138818361
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.