History of the World From the 20th to the 21st Century

Name: History of the World From the 20th to the 21st Century
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ISBN: 9780415289542

ISBN-10: 0415289548

ISBN-13: 9780415289542

Edition: 2nd 2005 (Revised)

Authors: J. A. S. Grenville

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With the onset of decolonisation, the rise and fall of fascism and communism, the technological revolution and the rapidly increasing power of the United States, the world since 1900 has witnessed global change on an immense scale. Providing a comprehensive survey of the key events and personalities of this period throughout the world,A History of the Worldincludes discussion of topics such as: * the rivalry between European nations from 1900-1914 * the Depression and the rise of fascism during the 1920s and 1930s * the global impact of the Cold War * decolonisation and its effects * the continuing conflict in the Middle East. This new edition has been updated throughout to take account of…

Book details

List price: $200.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 7/27/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 1008
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.75" long x 2.25" tall
Weight: 4.488
Language: English



Prologue: The world from the twentieth to the twenty-first century



Social Change and National Rivalry in Europe, 1900-1914



Beyond Europe: The shifting balance of global power



The Great War, Revolution and the Search for Stability



The Continuing World Crisis, 1929-1939



The Second World War



Post-War Europe, 1945-1947



The United States and the Beginning of the Cold War, 1945-1948



The Transformation of Asia, 1945-1955



The Ending of European Dominance in the Middle East, 1919-1980



The Cold War: Superpower confrontation, 1948-1964



The Recovery of Western Europe in the 1950s and 1960s



Who will Liberate the Third World? 1954-1968



Two Faces of Asia: After 1949



Latin America after 1945: Problems unresolved



Africa after 1945: Conflict and the Threat of Famine



The United States and the Soviet Bloc after 1963: The great transformation



Western Europe Gathers Strength: After 1968



Global Change: From the twentieth to twenty-first century


Short Bibliography


Index