The world in the twentieth century :
Brower, Daniel R.
The world in the twentieth century : the age of global war and revolution / Daniel R. Brower - Second edition - Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 1992. - xix, 364 pages : illustration ; 24 cm.
Includes index
The Western World, 1900-1914 --
The First World War and the Russian Revolution --
The recovery from world war, 1918-1928 --
Depression and dictators in Europe: 1929-1939 --
The Asian challenge to European imperialism, 1918-1941 --
The Second World War --
The Cold War, 1945-1953 --
East Asia in the Post-Imperialist Era --
Nation building in South Asia --
War and revolution in the Middle East and Africa --
Europe and Latin America between the superpowers --
The world in the late Twentieth Century.
Based on the premise that the single most important trend of the 20th century has been the increasing interaction among states and peoples on a global scale, Brower discusses the international history of the major powers, the role of ideology in political history, and the evolution of world economic relations. This survey takes a global perspective on the rise of the superpowers, the emergence of an international industrial economy, the growing importance of the "Third World" following decolonization and integrated within the historical narrative is coverage of the global impact of the major wars and political revolutions.
0139571922 9780139571923
History, Modern --20th century.
Revolutions--History--20th century.
History, Modern.
D421 / .B725 1992
The world in the twentieth century : the age of global war and revolution / Daniel R. Brower - Second edition - Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 1992. - xix, 364 pages : illustration ; 24 cm.
Includes index
The Western World, 1900-1914 --
The First World War and the Russian Revolution --
The recovery from world war, 1918-1928 --
Depression and dictators in Europe: 1929-1939 --
The Asian challenge to European imperialism, 1918-1941 --
The Second World War --
The Cold War, 1945-1953 --
East Asia in the Post-Imperialist Era --
Nation building in South Asia --
War and revolution in the Middle East and Africa --
Europe and Latin America between the superpowers --
The world in the late Twentieth Century.
Based on the premise that the single most important trend of the 20th century has been the increasing interaction among states and peoples on a global scale, Brower discusses the international history of the major powers, the role of ideology in political history, and the evolution of world economic relations. This survey takes a global perspective on the rise of the superpowers, the emergence of an international industrial economy, the growing importance of the "Third World" following decolonization and integrated within the historical narrative is coverage of the global impact of the major wars and political revolutions.
0139571922 9780139571923
History, Modern --20th century.
Revolutions--History--20th century.
History, Modern.
D421 / .B725 1992