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Turbulent Passage: A Global History Of The Twentieth Century

by: Adas, Michael; Stearns, Peter N.; Schwartz, Stuart B.

Turbulent Passage: A Global History Of The Twentieth Century

by: Adas, Michael; Stearns, Peter N.; Schwartz, Stuart B.

ISBN 13:
9780321338907
ISBN 10:
0321338901
Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2006
Publisher: Longman
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Summary

With a strong emphasis on social and cultural history, this book focuses on the major international themes and historical processes that shaped the 20th century.

List of Maps

vii

Preface

viii

Prologue

(5)

PART I The Birth of the 20th Century

(96)

Accelerating Change and the Transition to the 20th Century

(1)

Redrawing the Global Map

(1)

Social Transformations and the Coming of the 20th Century

(1)

Intellectual Foundations for a New Century

(1)

Part Overview

(3)

Western Industrialization and the Foundations of the 20th Century

(20)

Introduction

(1)

The Industrial Revolution in Europe

(3)

Document: Feminism

(2)

The Consolidation of the Industrial Order, 1850--1914

(7)

Diplomatic Tensions Among the Western Powers

(1)

Analysis: The United States in World History

(2)

Conclusion: Diplomacy and Society

(4)

Extending the Industrial Core: The Emergence of Russia and Japan as 20th--Century Powers

(18)

Introduction

(1)

Reforms in Russia, 1861--1914

(2)

Protest and Revolution

(2)

Document: Conditions Under Russian Industrialization

(1)

Japan: Reform, Industrialization, and Rise to Global Power

(4)

Analysis: The Separate Paths of Japan and China

(3)

Conclusion: Responses to the West and the Question of Autonomy

(4)

Industrialization and Imperialism: The Making of a Global Colonial Order

(20)

Introduction

(1)

Industrial Rivalries and the Partition of the World, 1870--1914

(5)

Colonial Regimes and African and Asian Peoples

(1)

Analysis: Western Education and the Rise of an African and Asian Middle Class

(4)

Document: Contrary Images: The Colonizer Versus the Colonized on the ``Civilizing Mission''

(1)

White Dominions and Mixed Settler Colonies

(5)

Conclusion: The Pattern of the Age of Imperialism

(3)

Precarious Sovereignty: Western Informal Empire and Constricted Development in Latin America, the Middle East, and China

(30)

Introduction

(1)

National Consolidation in Latin America

(5)

Analysis: Explaining Underdevelopment

(2)

The Great Boom, 1880-1920

(3)

From Empire to Nation: Ottoman Retreat and the Birth of Turkey

(3)

Western Intrusions and the Crisis in the Arab Islamic Heartlands

(4)

The Last Dynasty: The Slow Death of the Qing Empire in China

(5)

Document: Revolutionary Impulses and the Breakdown of the Confucian Order

(2)

Conclusion: Islamic and Chinese Responses to the Challenge of the West

(4)

PART II A Half-Century of Crisis, 1914--1945

102

(120)

Decades of Turmoil

103

(1)

Foundations of an Era of Revolutions and Totalitarian States

104

(3)

Part Overview

107

(1)

Descent into the Abyss: World War I and the Crisis of the European Global Order

108

(28)

Introduction

109

(1)

The Coming of the Great War

110

(3)

A World at War

113

(5)

Failed Peace

118

(2)

World War I and the Nationalist Assault on the European Colonial Order

120

(2)

Document: Lessons for the Colonized from the Slaughter in the Trenches

122

(7)

Analysis: Women in Asian and African Nationalist Movements

129

(3)

Conclusion: After Catastrophe

132

(4)

The Postware World: The Unfolding of Revolutionary Challenges

136

(32)

Introduction

137

(1)

The Disarray of Western Europe, 1918-1929

138

(5)

The West Outside Europe: The British Commonwealth and the United States

143

(6)

Revolution: The First Waves

149

(5)

Document: Socialist Realism

154

(9)

Analysis: A Century of Revolutions

163

(1)

Conclusion: The Enduring Impact of a Catastrophic Global War

164

(4)

Global Depression and the Challenge of Totalitarianism

168

(26)

Introduction

169

(1)

The Global Great Depression

170

(4)

Analysis: Learning from the 1930s

174

(4)

The 1930s in Latin America

178

(5)

The Militarization of Japan

183

(2)

Stalinism in the Soviet Union

185

(1)

Document: The Leader of the Soviet Union Evaluates the Depression

186

(3)

Conclusion: Economic Autarky and the Coming of Another World War

189

(5)

A Second Global Conflict and the End of the European World Order

194

(28)

Introduction

195

(1)

Old and New Causes of a Second World War

196

(2)

Analysis: From Mechanized to High-Tech War and the Rise of Resistance to Both

198

(2)

Unchecked Aggression and the Coming of the War in Europe and the Pacific

200

(1)

The Conduct of a Second Global War

201

(5)

Document: Japan and the Defeat in World War II

206

(2)

War's End and the Emergence of the Superpower Standoff

208

(2)

Nationalism and Decolonization

210

(7)

Conclusion: The Limits of Decolonization

217

(5)

PART III After the Deluge: World History in the Era of the Cold War

222

(126)

Cold War Transformations and the Transition to a New Era

223

(1)

The Cold War and Shifts in the Balance of Global Power

224

(1)

Global Adjustments: Postcolonial Options and the Persistence of Revolution

225

(1)

The New Position of East Asia

226

(1)

Portents of the Future of the Global Community

226

(2)

The West and the World During the Cold War: Changing Definitions and Changing Roles

228

(26)

Introduction

229

(1)

After World War II: International Setting for the West

230

(2)

The Resurgence of Western Europe

232

(6)

Document: Youth Culture in the 1960s

238

(3)

Cold War Allies: The United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand

241

(3)

Analysis: The United States and Western Europe: Convergence and Complexity

244

(1)

Culture and Society in the West

245

(6)

Conclusion: Adjusting to Advanced Industrial Society

251

(3)

The Eastern Bloc, the Cold War, and Global Repercussions

254

(16)

Introduction

255

(1)

Themes in Eastern European History Since 1945

256

(3)

Soviet Culture: Promoting New Beliefs and Institutions

259

(3)

Document: 1986: A New Wave of Reform

262

(3)

Analysis: The Nature of Totalitarianism

265

(3)

Conclusion: Before the Fall

268

(2)

The Postcolonial Era in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia

270

(26)

Introduction

271

(1)

The Challenges of Independence

272

(2)

Analysis: Artificial Nations and the Rising Tide of Communal Strife

274

(9)

Paths to Economic Growth and Social Justice

283

(1)

Document: Between Africa and the West---the Emerging Elites of the Developing World

284

(9)

Conclusion: The Postcolonial Experience in Historical Perspective

293

(3)

Cold War Confrontations and the Resurgence of Revolution

296

(32)

Introduction

297

(2)

Mao's China and Beyond

299

(6)

The Vietnam Wars for National Liberation

305

(2)

Revolutions and Superpower Interventions in Latin America

307

(7)

Document: The People Speak

314

(3)

Analysis: Human Rights in the 20th Century

317

(5)

Conclusion: Mixed Returns from Revolution in a Turbulent Century

322

(6)

Up from the Ashes: Japan and the Pacific Rim in New Global Roles

328

(20)

Introduction

329

(1)

The Aftermath of World War II in Eastern Asia

330

(3)

Japan, Incorporated

333

(3)

Document: Wariness of the West and Defense of Japanese Traditions

336

(3)

The Pacific Rim: New Japans?

339

(2)

Common Themes in the Pacific Rim

341

(1)

Analysis: The Pacific Rim as a U.S. Policy Issue

342

(3)

Conclusion: The Pacific Rim as Exception or as Model

345

(3)

PART IV After the Fall: Toward a New Millennium

348

Toward Globalization: Promise and Perils

352

(1)

Troubling Contours of a New World Order

353

(1)

The End of the Cold War and the Shape of a New Era

354

(16)

Introduction

355

(1)

The Spread of Democracy

355

(1)

The End of the Cold War

356

(6)

Document: Democratic Protest and Repression in China

362

(1)

The Great Powers

363

(3)

Analysis: How Much Historical Change?

366

(1)

Conclusion: New Trends in the Post-Cold War Era

366

(4)

Globalization and Its Enemies: The Challenges of Fashioning a 21st-Century World Order

370

(28)

Introduction

371

(1)

The Resurgence of Globalization

372

(4)

Document: Protests Against Globalization

376

(3)

Globalization and the Environment: Global Warming and a Planet in Peril

379

(3)

Regional, Ethnic, and Religious Conflicts

382

(4)

Analysis: Terrorism, Then and Now

386

(3)

The United States and the New Pattern of Conflict

389

(5)

Conclusion: Back to the Future?

394

(4)

Epilogue: Global History Yet to Come

398

Introduction

399

(1)

Trends

399

(1)

New Directions

400

(2)

Optimists and Pessimists

402

(1)

Regions, Civilizations, and World Forces

402

(3)

Conclusion: Asking Questions

405

Credits

(1)

Index

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0321338901

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