The twentieth-century world, 1914 to the present : state of modernity / John C. Corbally.
The Twentieth-Century World, 1914 to the Present introduces students to five distinct historical themes in 20th century history - politics, economics, religion, technology and the environment. Each of these themes is set in a social and cultural history framework that emphasizes the commonalities an...
| Uniform Title: | Making of the modern world.
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2019.
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| Series: | Making of the modern world.
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| Physical Description: | xxi, 333 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, charts ; 25 cm. |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Introduction: A wild 100 years
- Twentieth-century politics : nationalism, imperialism, colonization
- Interlude 1 : propaganda
- Twentieth-cntury economics : natural inequality
- Interlude 2 : capitalism and humans
- Twentieth-century thought : philosophical uncertainty
- Interlude 3 : certainty
- Twentieth-century technology : fear and euphoria
- Interlude 4 : freedom
- Twentieth-century environment : ecologically unequal
- Epilogue: "It's the end of the world as we know it ...".