History of the Modern World

Name: History of the Modern World
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ISBN: 9780071109086

ISBN-10: 0071109080

ISBN-13: 9780071109086

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Authors: R.R. Palmer, Joel Colton, Lloyd S. Kramer

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History of the Modern World is a careful, well-written narrative of major events from the late Middle Ages to the political and religious conflicts at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It offers a wide-ranging survey that helps readers understand both the complexities of great events (e.g., the French Revolution, the First World War, or the collapse of great imperial systems) and the importance of historical analysis. It also provides a careful summary of the modern political changes that have affected the social and cultural development of all modern cultures. (See table of contents for the extent of Part 1)Throughout the book's lifetime, A History of the Modern World has been…

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List price: $63.50
Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education
Size: 6.07" wide x 8.39" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.518



List of Illustrations


List of Chronologies, Maps, Charts, and Tables


Preface


Geography and History


Industries, Ideas, and the Struggle for Reform, 1815-1848


Revolutions and the Reimposition of Order, 1848-1870


The Global Consolidation of Large Nation-States, 1859-1871


European Civilization, 1871-1914: Economy and Politics


European Civilization, 1871-1914: Society and Culture


Europeï¿½ï¿½ï¿½s World Supremacy, 1871-1914


The First World War


The Russian Revolution and the Soviet Union


Democracy, Anti-Imperialism, and the Economic Crisis after the First World War


Democracy and Dictatorship in the 1930s


The Second World War


The Cold war and Reconstruction After the Second World War


Postcolonial Nations in Asia and Latin America


Empires Into Nations: Africa and the Middle East after the Second World War


Coexistence, Confrontation, and the New Global Economy


The International Revolt Against Soviet Communism


The Changing Modern World


Appendix Rulers and Regimes


Suggestions for Further Reading


Index