Index
Note: Page numbers in bold refer to Tables; those in italics refer to Figures.
absolutist monarchy, and inclination
to war 90
Adams, John, US President 86
affirmative action, in USA 18 19
Afghanistan
Taliban regime 208
war in 206
Africa 48
colonial rule in 101
and decolonization 105
economic development 63 4
emigration of professionals 77
Millennium Development Goals 75
share of trade 72
African National Congress 190
age, and left–right self-placement 46
agriculture, subsidies 73
AIDS/HIV
and life expectancy in Africa 76
progress against 64
Albania, left–right self-placement 42
Algeria 48
left–right self-placement40, 42
alienation, and inequality 21
Allende, Salvador, Chilean President
133
Almond, Gabriel217, 221
American Economic Association 141
American Political Science Association
217, 221
American Revolution 85 7, 232
Federalist–Republican division 86 7
Amin, Samir 133
Amnesty International80, 172
Annan, Kofi, UN Secretary-General
161, 181, 185, 192
on terrorism 208
anti-colonialism 123
Appadurai, Arjun 202
Argentina 189
arms trade78, 79, 127, 134
Asia
central 71
colonialism in 101
economic crisis (from 1997)168 , 186
newly industrializing countries 129
trade growth 72
Asia Pacific region 48
Asian Development Bank 158
Atatu ̈rk, Mustafa Kemal, Turkish
President 105
Austria 207
empire 91
rise of far right 187
authoritarianism 24 6, 88
and liberalism 25 , 25
reversion to88, 89, 91
of Southern governments135, 153Bachelet, Michelle, Chilean President
189
balance of power, in Europe91, 92
Bandung Conference (1955) 123
Bangladesh 48
left–right self-placement 39
Bank Charter Act (1844) 97
Bank of England, and monetary
regulation 97
Bates, Robert 219
Bea ́rt, Emmanuelle 23
Belgium 207
nationalisms in 201
Berlin Conference (1884–85) 103
Berlin Wall
fall of (1989) 137
symbolism of 122236