Uncertain Order : The World in the Twentieth Century

Uncertain Order : The World in the Twentieth Century

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  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 545 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780130287038
  • DDC分類 909.82

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For courses in 20th Century World History.This text offers a narrative, chronological, and regionally organized approach to twentieth century world history. Throughout the presentation, three themes emphasize the importance of ideology, conflict, and technology to the century's events. Its broad and inclusive focus also pays attention to necessary detail and specifics, and incorporates relevant material into the body of the text to offer students an uninterrupted historical narrative.

Contents

Introduction. 1. The Global Order in 1900: A World of Empires. 2. A Burnt Path Across History: The First World War and Its Consequences, 1914-1920. 3. The Americas between the World Wars, 1919-1939. 4. The Challenge to Western Hegemony: Asia and the Colonial World in the Interwar Years, 1920-1940. 5. The Approaching Storm: Europe, 1919-1939. 6. Into the Maelstrom: Global War, 1939-1945. 7. Recovery and Transformation: Europe, 1945-1989. 8. Asia Reordered: India, Japan, and China, 1945-1989. 9. From the Ashes of Empire: Post-Colonial Indochina, 1945-1989. 10. The Challenges of Independence: Africa since 1945. 11. The Middle Eastern Crucible of Conflict, 1945-1989. 12. A Superpower in War and Peace: the United States since 1945. 13. Latin America during the Cold War, 1945-1989. 14. The End of the Soviet Empire, 1989-1991. 15. The Search for a New World Order: Issues and Challenges, 1989-Present.