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Twentieth-Century World History (with InfoTrac)

ISBN: 9780534628116 | 0534628117
Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 6/8/2004

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SummaryTable of Contents
A comprehensive and balanced history of the world in the twentieth century, William Duiker's text not only chronicles the key events in this revolutionary century, but also examines the underlying issues that have shaped the times. TWENTIETH-CENTURY WORLD HISTORY takes a global approach to the subject while doing justice to the distinctive character of individual civilizations and regions. Duiker integrates political, economic, social, and cultural history, creating a chronologically ordered synthesis that gives students the true flavor of the ... MORE
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Documentsxii
Maps
xiii
Prefacexiv
Part I NEW WORLD IN THE MAKING
1(62)
The Rise of Industrial Society in the West
2(21)
The Spread of the Industrial Revolution
2(2)
The Second Industrial Revolution
4(2)
New Products and New Patterns
4(2)
Toward a World Economy
6(1)
The Structure of Mass Society
6(3)
The Social Structure of Mass Society
7(2)
Reaction and Revolution: The Decline of the Old Order
9(4)
Liberalism and Nationalism
9(1)
The Unification of Germany and Italy
10(1)
Roots of Revolution in Russia
11(2)
The Ottoman Empire and Nationalism in the Balkans
13(1)
Liberalism Triumphant
13(3)
The United States and Canada
14(1)
Change and Tradition in Latin America
15(1)
The Rise of the Socialist Movement
16(2)
Toward the Modern Consciousness: Intellectual and Cultural Developments
18(4)
Developments in the Sciences: The Emergence of a New Physics
18(1)
Sigmund Freud and the Emergence of Psychoanalysis
19(1)
Literature and the Arts: The Culture of Modernity
20(2)
Conclusion
22(1)
The High Tide of Imperialism: Africa and Asia in an Era of Western Dominance
23(20)
The Myth of European Superiority
24(1)
The Spread of Colonial Rule
24(8)
The British Conquest of India
25(1)
The Colonial Takeover of Southeast Asia
26(1)
Empire Building in Africa
27(5)
The Colonial System
32(9)
The Philosophy of Colonialism
32(2)
Colonialism in Action
34(7)
Conclusion
41(1)
Chapter Notes
42(1)
Shadows over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge
43(20)
China at Its Apex
44(2)
Traditional China in Decline
46(7)
Opium and Rebellion
46(1)
The Climax of Imperialism in China
47(1)
The Open Door
48(1)
The Collapse of the Old Order
49(3)
Chinese Society in Transition
52(1)
Traditional Japan and the End of Isolation
53(3)
Rich Country, Strong Army
56(5)
The Transformation of Japanese Politics
56(1)
Meiji Economics
57(1)
Building a Modern Social Structure
57(1)
Joining the Imperialist Club
58(1)
The Meiji Restoration: A Revolution from Above
59(2)
Reflection: Part I
61(2)
Part II CULTURES IN COLLISION
63(74)
War and Revolution: World War I and Its Aftermath
64(24)
International Rivalry and the Coming of War
65(3)
Crises in the Balkans, 1908--1913
65(1)
The Road to World War I
65(3)
The War
68(8)
Illusions and Stalemate, 1914--1915
68(2)
The Great Slaughter, 1916--1917
70(1)
The Yanks Are Comin'
70(1)
The Home Front: The Impact of Total War
71(1)
The Last Year of the War
72(1)
The Peace Settlement
72(4)
The Russian Revolution
76(3)
The Bolshevik Revolution
77(1)
The Civil War
78(1)
The Search for Stability in Europe
79(4)
An Uncertain Peace: The Search for Security
79(1)
No Return to Normalcy
80(1)
The Great Depression
81(1)
Socialism in One Country
82(1)
The Search for a New Reality in the Arts
83(2)
Conclusion
85(2)
Chapter Notes
87(1)
Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Africa, Asia, and Latin America from 1919 to 1939
88(23)
The Rise of Nationalism
88(10)
Traditional Resistance: A Precursor to Nationalism
89(1)
Modern Nationalism
90(3)
The Nationalist Revolt in the Middle East
93(3)
Nationalism and Revolution in Asia and Africa
96(2)
Revolution in China
98(5)
Mr. Science and Mr. Democracy: The New Culture Movement
98(1)
The Nanjing Republic
99(3)
Social Change in Republican China
102(1)
Japan Betweeen the Wars
103(2)
Experiment in Democracy
103(1)
A Zaibatsu Economy
104(1)
Shidehara Diplomacy
104(1)
Nationalism and Dictatorship in Latin America
105(4)
The Economy and the United States
105(2)
The Move to Authoritarianism
107(1)
Latin American Culture
108(1)
Conclusion
109(1)
Chapter Notes
110(1)
The Crisis Deepens: The Outbreak of World War II
111(26)
Retreat from Democracy: The Rise of Dictatorial Regimes
112(6)
The Birth of Fascism
112(1)
Hitler and Nazi Germany
113(2)
Authoritarian States in Europe
115(1)
The Soviet Union
116(1)
The Rise of Militarism in Japan
117(1)
The Path to War
118(4)
The Path to War in Europe
118(2)
The Path to War in Asia
120(2)
The Course of World War II
122(5)
Europe at War
122(3)
Asia at War
125(1)
The Turning Point of the War 1942--1943
125(2)
The Last Years of the War
127(1)
The New Order
127(3)
The New Order in Europe
128(1)
The Holocaust
128(1)
The New Order in Asia
129(1)
The Home Front: Three Examples
130(1)
Aftermath of the War
131(1)
Conclusion
132(2)
Chapter Notes
134(1)
Reflection Part II
135(2)
Part III ACROSS THE IDEOLOGICAL DIVIDE
137(98)
In the Grip of the Cold War: The Breakdown of the Yalta System
138(19)
The Collapse of the Grand Alliance
139(5)
The Truman Doctrine and the Beginnings of Containment
140(1)
Europe Divided
141(3)
Cold War in Asia
144(4)
The Chinese Civil War
144(3)
The Korean War
147(1)
Conflict in Indochina
148(1)
From Confrontation to Coexistence
148(5)
Khrushchev and the Era of Peaceful Coexistence
149(1)
The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Move Toward Detente
150(1)
The Sino-Soviet Dispute
151(1)
The Second Indochina War
152(1)
An Era of Equivalence
153(2)
An End to Detente?
154(1)
Countering the Evil Empire
155(1)
Conclusion
155(1)
Chapter Notes
156(1)
Brave New World: The Rise and Fall of Communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
157(19)
The Postwar Soviet Union
157(6)
From Stalin to Khrushchev
157(3)
The Brezhnev Years, 1964--1982
160(3)
Ferment in Eastern Europe
163(2)
Culture and Society in the Soviet Bloc
165(5)
Cultural Expression
166(2)
Social Changes in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
168(2)
The Disintegration of the Soviet Empire
170(4)
The Gorbachev Era
170(1)
The New Russia: From Empire to Nation
171(2)
Eastern Europe: From Soviet Satellites to Sovereign Nations
173(1)
Conclusion
174(1)
Chapter Notes
175(1)
Postwar Europe: On the Path to Unity?
176(18)
Western Europe: Recovery and Renewal
177(6)
The Triumph of Democracy in Postwar Europe
178(4)
Western Europe: The Search for Unity
182(1)
Europe Reunited: The Curtain Rises
183(4)
The Disintegration of Yugoslavia
183(2)
Germany: The Party's Over
185(1)
France: A Season of Discontent
185(1)
Great Britain: Move to the Left
186(1)
The Move Toward European Unity: Staying the Course?
186(1)
Aspects of Society in Postwar Europe
187(3)
The Age of Affluence
187(2)
Expanding Roles for Women
189(1)
The Environment and the Green Movements
190(1)
Aspects of Culture in Postwar Europe
190(2)
Conclusion
192(2)
The United States, Canada, and Latin America
194(21)
The Emergence of the United States
195(4)
The United States Moves Right
196(2)
Return to Hegemony
198(1)
Canada: In the Shadow of Goliath
199(1)
Democracy, Dictatorship, and Devlopment in Latin America Since 1945
200(7)
The Threat of Marxist Revolutions
202(2)
Nationalism and the Military: The Examples of Argentina and Brazil
204(2)
The Mexican Way
206(1)
Social Changes in the United States
207(1)
The Melting Pot in Action
207(1)
Women and Society
207(1)
The Environment
208(1)
Trends in the Arts
208(5)
Popular Culture
210(2)
Science and Technology
212(1)
Conclusion
213(1)
Chapter Notes
214(1)
The East Is Red: China Under Communism
215(20)
China Under Mao Zedong
216(7)
New Democracy
216(1)
The Transition to Socialism
216(2)
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
218(1)
From Mao to Deng
219(1)
Incident at Tiananmen Square
220(1)
From Marx to Confucius
221(2)
Serve the People: Chinese Society Under Communism
223(3)
The Politics of the Mass Line
223(1)
Economics in Command
224(2)
The Legacy of the Past: Continuity and Change in Chinese Society
226(2)
China's Changing Culture
228(1)
Conclusion
229(3)
Chapter Notes
232(1)
Reflection: Part III
233(2)
Part IV THIRD WORLD RISING
235(80)
Emerging Africa
236(19)
Uhuru: The Struggle for Independence
237(2)
The Colonial Legacy
238(1)
The Rise of Nationalism
238(1)
The Era of Independence
239(7)
Pan-Africanism and Nationalism: The Destiny of Africa
240(1)
Dream and Reality: Political and Economic Conditions in Contemporary Africa
241(5)
Continuity and Change in Modern African Societies
246(6)
African Women
248(2)
African Culture
250(2)
Conclusion: Gathered at the Beach
252(2)
Chapter Notes
254(1)
Ferment in the Middle East
255(18)
Crescent of Conflict
255(8)
The Question of Palestine
256(1)
Nasser and Pan-Arabism
257(1)
The Arab-Israeli Dispute
258(2)
Revolution in Iran
260(2)
Crisis in the Gulf
262(1)
Politics in the Contemporary Middle East
263(5)
The Economics of Oil
264(2)
The Islamic Revival
266(1)
Women and Islam
267(1)
Contemporary Literature and Art in the Middle East
268(2)
Conclusion
270(2)
Chapter Notes
272(1)
Nationalism Triumphant: The Emergence of Independent States in South and Southeast Asia
273(19)
South Asia
274(9)
The End of the British Raj
274(1)
Independent India
274(2)
The Land of the Pure: Pakistan Since Independence
276(1)
Poverty and Pluralism in South Asia
277(5)
South Asian Art and Literature Since Independence
282(1)
Gandhi's Vision
283(1)
Southeast Asia
283(7)
The Era of Independent States
284(3)
Regional Conflict and Cooperation: The Rise of ASEAN
287(1)
Daily Life: Town and Country in Contemporary Southeast Asia
288(1)
Cultural Trends
289(1)
A Region in Flux
290(1)
Chapter Notes
291(1)
Toward the Pacific Century?
292(23)
Japan: Asian Giant
293(9)
The Transformation of Modern Japan: Politics and Government
295(1)
The Economy
296(2)
A Society in Transition
298(2)
Religion and Culture
300(2)
South Korea: A Peninsula Divided
302(2)
Taiwan: The Other China
304(1)
Singapore and Hong Kong: The Littlest Tigers
305(3)
On the Margins of Asia: Postwar Australia and New Zealand
308(1)
Conclusion
309(2)
Chapter Notes
311(1)
Reflection: Part IV
312(3)
Part V BEGINNING A NEW MILLENNIUM
315(17)
Constructing a New World Order
316(16)
After the Cold War: The End of History?
317(1)
Problems of Capitalism
318(3)
Europe: Unity or Disunity?
319(1)
The United States: Capitalism Ascendant
320(1)
Asian Miracle or Asian Myth?
321(1)
From the Industrial to the Technological Revolution
321(1)
A Transvaluation of Values
322(2)
The Family
322(1)
Religion
323(1)
Technology
323(1)
Capitalism
324(1)
One World, One Environment
324(1)
The Population Debate
325(1)
Global Village or Clash of Civilizations?
326(2)
The Arts: Mirror of the Age
328(3)
Chapter Notes
331(1)
Suggested Reading332(6)
Photo Credits338(1)
Index339

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