Routledge Contemporary History

The label Contemporary History has, traditionally, referred to events that have taken place since the end of the Second World War. However, time has now moved on to the degree that events since roughly the turn of the millennium and the decade leading up this point can now credibly be analysed by historians on their own merits. Until recently, textbooks covering the post-1945 period have treated developments and events since 2000 as something of an afterthought. This new series of textbooks from Routledge concentrates on recent decades and will chart how the world has been impacted by new paradigm shifts, returning impulses such as nationalism and authoritarianism and landmark cultural developments.