Twentieth Century World History

Author : Martin Gilbert
Publisher : Rosetta Books
ISBN 13 : 0795337329
Total Pages : 723 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of the Twentieth Century written by Martin Gilbert and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2014-06-05 with total page 723 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chronological compilation of twentieth-century world events in one volume—from the acclaimed historian and biographer of Winston S. Churchill. The twentieth century has been one of the most unique in human history. It has seen the rise of some of humanity’s most important advances to date, as well as many of its most violent and terrifying wars. This is a condensed version of renowned historian Martin Gilbert’s masterful examination of the century’s history, offering the highlights of a three-volume work that covers more than three thousand pages. From the invention of aviation to the rise of the Internet, and from events and cataclysmic changes in Europe to those in Asia, Africa, and North America, Martin examines art, literature, war, religion, life and death, and celebration and renewal across the globe, and throughout this turbulent and astonishing century.

Author : Carter Vaughn Findley
Publisher : Cengage Learning
ISBN 13 : 9780547218502
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Twentieth-Century World written by Carter Vaughn Findley and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the exciting new Seventh Edition, Findley and Rothney's best-selling TWENTIETH-CENTURY WORLD thoroughly covers recent world history by focusing on themes of global interrelatedness, identity and difference, the rise of mass society, and technology versus nature. Outlined in the book's introduction, these themes help readers effectively place historical events in a larger context. Integrating the latest dramatic phases in world history, the Seventh Edition has been extensively revised and updated, especially the period since 1945. The two chapters on Superpowers, Europe, and the Cold War have been completely rewritten. The text also takes a more in-depth look at the economic growth of India and China, recent developments of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the impact of the global financial crash, the latest in the war on terror, new international environmental initiatives, and more. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Author : Antony Best
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 0415207401
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International History of the Twentieth Century written by Antony Best and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using their thematic and regional expertise, four prominent authors have produced an authoritative yet accessible account of the history of international relations in the last century, covering events in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas.

Author : Michael J. Green
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442279729
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Global History of the Twentieth Century written by Michael J. Green and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, a distinguished group of scholars examine the national experiences of six major twentieth-century powers-- the United States, Japan, Turkey, China, India and Germany—to discern the centuries’ legacies for today and the lessons for tomorrow. They explore core themes including anticolonialism, democracy, socialism, nationalism, industrialization, nuclear weapons, and globalization and provide their own personal interpretations of the century, as well as their respective nation’s experiences and historical memory of the era. Together, they provide a broad historical context of the forces that shaped the twentieth century that will be of interest to scholars and students of history as well as policymakers.

Author : Martin Gilbert
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 9780060505943
Total Pages : 836 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of the Twentieth Century written by Martin Gilbert and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2002-12-17 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin Gilbert, author of the multivolume biography of Winston Churchill and other brilliant works of history, chronicles world events year by year, from the dawn of aviation to the flourishing technology age, taking us through World War I to the inauguration of Franklin Roosevelt as president of the United States and Hider as chancellor of Germany. He continues on to document wars in South Africa, China, Ethiopia, Spain, Korea, Vietnam, and Bosnia, as well as apartheid, the arms race, the moon landing, and the beginnings of the computer age, while interspersing the influence of art, literature, music, and religion throughout this vivid work. A rich, textured look at war, celebration, suffering, life, death, and renewal in the century gone by, this volume is nothing less than extraordinary.

Author : R. Keith Schoppa
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190497351
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Twentieth Century written by R. Keith Schoppa and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the collapse of empires to the rise of decolonized nation-states on the global stage. A chronological narrative of the recent past and a valuable historical standpoint from which to view the twenty-first century world

Author : Edward Ross Dickinson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520285557
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The World in the Long Twentieth Century written by Edward Ross Dickinson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biological transformation of modern times -- The foundations of the modern global economy -- Reorganizing the global economy -- Localization and globalization -- The great explosion -- New world (dis)order -- High modernity -- Revolt and refusal -- Transformative modernity -- Democracy and capitalism triumphant

Author : William R. Keylor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780195429022
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Twentieth-century World written by William R. Keylor and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a distinctive analytical framework that focuses on the relations between countries rather than their individual histories, this second Canadian edition offers an engaging narrative account of twentieth-century world history. Thoroughly updated, this new edition provides expanded coverage of the non-Western world and includes a brand new chapter covering the first decade of the twenty-first century - exploring such recent historical events as Canada's mission in Afghanistan and theCopenhagen Climate Summit. With its impeccable scholarship and even-handed analysis, The Twentieth-Century World, second Canadian edition, is an essential resource for all students of twentieth-century history.

Author : Jan Palmowski
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0199295670
Total Pages : 784 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Contemporary World History written by Jan Palmowski and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2008-01-10 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative dictionary includes country entries for every country in the world (with maps and historical summaries) as well as coverage of military conflict, major world events, and key political and cultural figures. Essential reading for all with an interest in history and current affairs.

Author : John Lukacs
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674728599
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Short History of the Twentieth Century written by John Lukacs and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-07 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The historian John Lukacs offers a concise history of the twentieth century—its two world wars and cold war, its nations and leaders. The great themes woven through this spirited narrative are inseparable from the author’s own intellectual preoccupations: the fading of liberalism, the rise of populism and nationalism, the achievements and dangers of technology, and the continuing democratization of the globe. The historical twentieth century began with the First World War in 1914 and ended seventy-five years later with the collapse of the Soviet Empire in 1989. The short century saw the end of European dominance and the rise of American power and influence throughout the world. The twentieth century was an American century—perhaps the American century. Lukacs explores in detail the phenomenon of national socialism (national socialist parties, he reminds us, have outlived the century), Hitler’s sole responsibility for the Second World War, and the crucial roles played by his determined opponents Churchill and Roosevelt. Between 1939 and 1942 Germany came closer to winning than many people suppose. Lukacs casts a hard eye at the consequences of the Second World War—the often misunderstood Soviet-American cold war—and at the shifting social and political developments in the Far and Middle East and elsewhere. In an eloquent closing meditation on the passing of the twentieth century, he reflects on the advance of democracy throughout the world and the limitations of human knowledge.