The 20th Century: A Retrospective
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Three grand themes characterized the twentieth century: crises on a scale that outstripped any in human history, revolutionary ideology and action that brought social and political transformation on a global scale, and new technologies breathtaking in their pace and innovation. Through a discussion of overarching ideas and through case studies, this book explores the contradictions, commonalties, and varieties of human experience. Thematic chapters deal with issues such as modernization, imperialism, social revolutions, fascism, feminism, fundamentalism, war and peace, science, population, and economic inequality.
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About the Author
Choi Chatterjee is associate professor of history at California State Univesrity - Los Angeles, and is a specialist in Russian and Euopean History. Jeffrey L. Gould is professor of history and director of Latin American studies at Indiana University - Bloomington. Phyllis Martin is Ruth N. Halls Professor of History at Indiana University - Bloomington. James C. Riley is professor of history at Indiana University - Bloomington. Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom was trained in Chinese and comparative history at Harvard University and Berkeley and is currently associate professor of history at Indiana University. He has published widely on topics ranging from urban theory to patterns of Chinese student protest to the gendered aspects of revolutionary struggles. His most recent books include Human Rights and Revolutions and Chinese Femininities/ Chinese Masculinities. In addition to various academic venues, his essays have appeared in general interest periodicals such as Christian Science Monitor, American Scholar, and World Policy Journal. He writes regularly for Times Literary Supplement, Dissent Magazine, Chronicle of Higher Education. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Long Bow Films, and he recently served a year as the acting editor of American Historical Review.
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The 20th Century: A Retrospective,Jeffrey L. Gould,Phyllis Martin,James C. Riley,Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom,Choi Chaterjee,Westview Press,0813340098,20th century,Civilization, Modern,History - General History,Modern - 20th Century,Reference,Social history
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