The Twentieth Century and Beyond: A Global

Written by a diverse group of scholars who bring their regional expertise together, this best-selling text offers a balanced treatment of global events and developments in the twentieth century and beyond. By integrating key themes of science and technology, economics, political and social developments, international relationships, and cultural trends throughout its chronological chapters, the book uses its organization as a key tool to help students appreciate this important period in global history. Its clear prose weaves basic factual information and analysis together to create a student-friendly text, while still allowing for professors' personal interpretations. This seventh edition incorporates the latest scholarship on twentieth century history, including the work of a new co-author, Michael Schroeder, and addresses key issues of twenty-first century concern, including terrorism, the environment, and more.

1900: A Preview of the Twentieth Century
The Era of Imperialism
General Trends before World War I
The Great Powers of Europe
The European Conquest of Africa
The Americas
Imperialism in Asia and the Pacific
The Origins of World War I
World War I
The Era of Revolution and War
General Trends in the Interwar Years
Russia's Three Revolutions, 1917-1932
Postwar Settlements and Europe in the 1920s
Economic and Social Upheaval in the Americas
East Asia between the World Wars
Nationalist Struggles in India and Southeast Asia
Anticolonialism in the Middle East and Africa
Dictatorship and Democracy in Europe during the 1930s
Aggression in the 1930s
World War II
The Era of the Cold War and the Collapse of Empires
General Trends in the Era of the Cold War and the Collapse ofEmpires
Postwar Settlements, Europe, and the Early Cold War
The Americas after World War II
Asia in the Aftermath of World War II
African Struggles for Independence
Economic and Political Developments in the Middle East
The Israeli-Palestinian-Arab Conflict
Detente and Europe, 1963-1984
The Americas in the Late Cold War Era
South and Southeast Asia in the Late Cold War Era
Competing Systems in East Asia in the Late Cold War Era
Africa in the Later Years of the Cold War
Gorbachev, Europe, and the End of the Cold War, 1985-1991
The Post-Cold War Period
The Post-Cold War World
Europe and the Americas in a New Era
Asia, The Middle East, and Africa in a New Era
Appendixes
World Geography
Wealthy Nations, Poor Nations, and Military Spending in the 1980s and 1990s
Glossary
Index
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

FREE SHIPPING

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

The Twentieth Century and Beyond: A Global History

Summary

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials