Turbulent Passage A Global History of the Twentieth Century

Name: Turbulent Passage A Global History of the Twentieth Century
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ISBN: 9780321338907

ISBN-10: 0321338901

ISBN-13: 9780321338907

Edition: 3rd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Michael Adas, Peter N. Stearns, Stuart B. Schwartz

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With a strong emphasis on social and cultural history, this book focuses on the major international themes and historical processes that shaped the 20th century.

Book details

List price: $75.60
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Longman Publishing
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Peter N. Stearns is Provost and University Professor at George Mason University. Since 1967, he has served as editor-in-chief of The Journal of Social History. His numerous books include World History in Documents ; American Behavioral History ; and Anxious Parents .

Stuart B. Schwartz is the George Burton Adams Professor of History and chair of the Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies at Yale University. His many books include "All Can Be Saved: Religious Tolerance and Salvation in the Iberian Atlantic World".



List of Maps


Preface


Prologue



The Birth of the 20th Century.?


Accelerating Change and the Transition to the Twentieth Century


Redrawing the Global Map


Social Transformations and the Coming of the Twentieth Century


Intellectual Foundations for a New Century


Part Overview



Western Industrialization and the Foundations of the 20th Century


Introduction


The Industrial Revolution in Europe


Document: Feminism


The Consolidation of the Industrial Order, 1850-1914


Analysis: The United States in World History


Diplomatic Tensions Among the Western Powers


Conclusion: Diplomacy And Society


Further Reading


On the Web



Extending the Industrial Core: The Emergence of Russia and Japanas 20th-Century Powers


Introduction


Reforms in Russia, 1861-1914


Protest and Revolution


Document: Conditions Under Russian Industrialization


Japan: Reform, Industrialization, and Rise to Global Power


Analysis: The Separate Paths of Japan and China


Conclusion: Responses to the West and the Question of Autonomy


Further Reading


On the Web



Industrialization and Imperialism: The Making of a Global Colonial Order


Introduction


Industrial Rivalries and the Partition of the World, 1870-1914


Colonial Regimes and African and Asian Peoples


Analysis: Western Education and the Rise of an African and Asian Middle Class


White Dominions and Mixed Settler Colonies


Document: Contrary Images: The Colonizer vs. the Colonized on the "Civilizing Mission."


Conclusion: The Pattern of the Age of Imperialism


Further Reading


On the Web



Precarious Sovereignty: Western Informal Empire and Constricted Development in Latin America, the Middle East, and China


Introduction


National Consolidation in Latin America