The Twentieth-Century World, 1914 to the Present: State of Modernity

by John C. Corbally

Overview

The Twentieth-Century World, 1914 to the Present introduces students to six distinct historical themes in 20th century history - politics, economics, religion, technology, migration and the environment. Each theme is set in a social and cultural history framework that emphasizes the commonalities and diversity in human experiences throughout the modern era.

A genuinely global textbook that takes a non-nationalistic approach to history and incorporates events, actors and communities from around the world, Corbally explores the connections, interactions and exploitations of global resources and peoples that were part and parcel of 20th-century history. Economically, the book shows how people were connected by the spread of global capitalism and communism. It explores the spread of traditional religions and philosophies, and traces how technology has increasingly reached into our lives.
This fully revised second edition includes updated historiography throughout plus:

- A new chapter on mobility and migration
- Expanded material on the history of class, race and gender throughout
- Expanded material on modern African history
- New further reading sections at the end of each chapter

Ideal for undergraduate level students of 20th-century history, this is a book that offers a balanced, multi-perspective approach to recent global history, helping the 21st-century student understand today's world and interrogate commonly held assumptions about its history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781474297936
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/15/2018
Series:	The Making of the Modern World
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.74(w) x 9.58(h) x 0.83(d)

About the Author

John Corbally is Professor of History at Diablo Valley College, USA, where he teaches World History, Critical Thinking and European History. He taught history and humanities courses at Stanford for five years, and British, Irish, European, and World History at UC Berkeley, UC Davis and Mills College amongst others.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Power in the Twentieth Century: Politics
2. Wealth and its Distribution: Twentieth Century Economics
3. Beliefs and Ideologies: Religion and Philosophy in the Twentieth Century
4. Utopia and Dystopia: Twentieth Century Technology
5. Exploitation and Inequality: Twentieth Century Environment
6. Mobility and Movement: Migration in the Twentieth-Century World
Epilogue: The Twentieth Century
Index

Editorial Reviews

Praise for the 1st edition:

'Corbally's superbly accessible account of the grave challenges faced by the world and its inhabitants during the twentieth century will make this an ideal textbook for students. This is global history from the bottom up that allows us to understand why and how people across the world experienced increasing levels of inequality and environmental degradation.'” —James Vernon, Professor of History, University of California, Berkeley, USA

“This is a fine book, clearly written, persuasively argued, and offering a new approach to global history across the last 100 years. The perspective is resolutely bottom-up, seeing the great transformations of politics, economics, intellectual life, and technology from the point of view of ordinary people around the world.” —Ian Morris, Jean and Rebecca Willard Professor of Classics, Stanford University, USA

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