Title: Turbulent passage : a global history of the 20th century
Abstract: List of Maps Preface Prologue Part I: The Birth of the 20th Century Accelerating Change and the Transition to the 20th Century Redrawing the Global Map Social Transformations and the Coming of the 20th Century Intellectual Foundations for a New Century Part Overview Chapter 1 Western Industrialization and the Foundations of the 20th Century Introduction The Industrial Revolution in Europe document: Feminism The Consolidation of the Industrial Order, 1850--1914 Diplomatic Tensions Among the Western Powers analysis: The United States in World History Conclusion: Diplomacy and Society Chapter 2 Extending the Industrial Core: The Emergence of Russia and Japan as 20th-Century Powers Introduction Reforms in Russia, 1861--1914 Protest and Revolution document: Conditions Under Russian Industrialization Japan: Reform, Industrialization, and Rise to Global Power analysis: The Separate Paths of Japan and China Conclusion: Responses to the West and the Question of Autonomy Chapter 3 Industrialization and Imperialism: The Making of a Global Colonial Order Introduction Industrial Rivalries and the Partition of the World, 1870--1914 Colonial Regimes and African and Asian Peoples analysis: Western Education and the Rise of an African and Asian Middle Class document: Contrary Images: The Colonizer Versus the Colonized on the Civilizing Mission White Dominions and Mixed Settler Colonies Conclusion: The Pattern of the Age of Imperialism Chapter 4 Precarious Sovereignty: Western Informal Empire and Constricted Development in Latin America, the Middle East, and China Introduction National Consolidation in Latin America analysis: Explaining Underdevelopment The Great Boom, 1880--1920 From Empire to Nation: Ottoman Retreat and the Birth of Turkey Western Intrusions and the Crisis in the Arab Islamic Heartlands The Last Dynasty: The Slow Death of the Qing Empire in China document: Revolutionary Impulses and the Breakdown of the Confucian Order Conclusion: Islamic and Chinese Responses to the Challenge of the West Part II: A Half-Century of Crisis, 1914--1945 Decades of Turmoil Foundations of an Era of Revolutions and Totalitarian States Part Overview Chapter 5 Descent into the Abyss: World War I and the Crisis of the European Global Order Introduction The Coming of the Great War A World at War Failed Peace World War I and the Nationalist Assault on the European Colonial Order document: Lessons for the Colonized from the Slaughter in the Trenches analysis: Women in Asian and African Nationalist Movements Conclusion: After Catastrophe Chapter 6 The Postwar World: The Unfolding of Revolutionary Challenges Introduction The Disarray of Western Europe, 1918--1929 The West Outside Europe: The British Commonwealth and the United States Revolution: The First Waves document: Socialist Realism analysis: A Century of Revolutions Conclusion: The Enduring Impact of a Catastrophic Global War Chapter 7 Global Depression and the Challenge of Totalitarianism Introduction The Global Great Depression analysis: Learning from the 1930s The 1930s in Latin America The Militarization of Japan Stalinism in the Soviet Union document: The Leader of the Soviet Union Evaluates the Depression Conclusion: Economic Autarky and the Coming of Another World War Chapter 8 A Second Global Conflict and the End of the European World Order Introduction Old and New Causes of a Second World War analysis: From Mechanized to High-Tech War and the Rise of Resistance to Both Unchecked Aggression and the Coming of the War in Europe and the Pacific The Conduct of a Second Global War document: Japan and the Defeat in World War II War's End and the Emergence of the Superpower Standoff Nationalism and Decolonization Conclusion: The Limits of Decolonization Part III: After the Deluge: World History in the Era of the Cold War Cold War Transformations and the Transition to a New Era The Cold War and Shifts in the Balance of Global Power Global Adjustments: Postcolonial Options and the Persistence of Revolution The New Position of East Asia Portents of the Future of the Global Community Chapter 9 The West and the World During the Cold War: Changing Definitions and Changing Roles Introduction After World War II: International Setting for the West The Resurgence of Western Europe document: Youth Culture in the 1960s Cold War Allies: The United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand analysis: The United States and Western Europe: Convergence and Complexity Culture and Society in the West Conclusion: Adjusting to Advanced Industrial Society Chapter 10 The Eastern Bloc, the Cold War, and Global Repercussions Introduction Themes in Eastern European History Since 1945 Soviet Culture: Promoting New Beliefs and Institutions document: 1986: A New Wave of Reform analysis: The Nature of Totalitarianism Conclusion: Before the Fall Chapter 11 The Postcolonial Era in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia Introduction The Challenges of Independence analysis: Artificial Nations and the Rising Tide of Communal Strife Paths to Economic Growth and Social Justice document: Between Africa and the West--the Emerging Elites of the Developing World Conclusion: The Postcolonial Experience in Historical Perspective Chapter 12 Cold War Confrontations and the Resurgence of Revolution Introduction Mao's China and Beyond The Vietnam Wars for National Liberation Revolutions and Superpower Interventions in Latin America document: The People Speak analysis: Human Rights in the 20th Century Conclusion: Mixed Returns from Revolution in a Turbulent Century Chapter 13 Up from the Ashes: Japan and the Pacific Rim in New Global Roles Introduction The Aftermath of World War II in Eastern Asia Japan, Incorporated document: Wariness of the West and Defense of Japanese Traditions The Pacific Rim: New Japans? Common Themes in the Pacific Rim analysis: The Pacific Rim as a U.S. Policy Issue Conclusion: The Pacific Rim as Exception or as Model Part IV: After the Fall: Toward a New Millennium Toward Globalization: Promise and Perils Troubling Contours of a New World Order Chapter 14 The End of the Cold War and the Shape of a New Era Introduction The Spread of Democracy The End of the Cold War document: Democratic Protest and Repression in China The Great Powers analysis: How Much Historical Change? Conclusion: New Trends in the Post--Cold War Era Chapter 15 Globalization and Its Enemies: The Challenges of Fashioning a 21st-Century World Order Introduction The Resurgence of Globalization document: Protests Against Globalization Globalization and the Environment: Global Warming and a Planet in Peril Regional, Ethnic, and Religious Conflicts analysis: Terrorism, Then and Now The United States and the New Pattern of Conflict Conclusion: Back to the Future? Chapter 16 Epilogue: Global History Yet to Come Introduction Trends New Directions Optimists and Pessimists Regions, Civilizations, and World Forces Conclusion: Asking Questions Credits Index Note: Each chapter ends with Further Reading and On the Web sections
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-08-25
Language: en
Type: book
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