The world in the twentieth century : the age of global war and revolution / Daniel R. Brower

By:

Brower, Daniel R [Author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 1992.Edition: Second editionDescription: xix, 364 pages : illustration ; 24 cmISBN:

0139571922
9780139571923

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LOC classification:

D421 .B725 1992

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Open Shelf Books	Al-Ghazali Library	Books	D421.B725 1992 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1/1	Available		001297

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.