Turbulent Passage: A Global History of the Twentieth Century

by Adas, Michael; Stearns, Peter; Schwartz, Stuart

• ISBN13: 9780321097699
• ISBN10: 0321097696
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

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. Turbulent Passage is a truly global text that looks at the historical antecedents of current issues, and challenges students to make connections and draw parallels between historical and contemporary events and trends. the text's narrative encourages students to think analytically and presents important overall arguments for students to grapple with, as opposed to simply stating the facts of history.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Prologue	1	(5)
PART I The Birth of the 20th Century	6	(86)
Accelerating Change and the Transition to the Twentieth Century	7	(1)
Redrawing the Global Map	8	(1)
Social Transformations and the Coming of the Twentieth Century	9	(1)
Intellectual Foundations for a New Century	10	(1)
Part Overview	11	(1)
Western Industrialization and the Foundations of the 20th Century	12	(18)
Introduction	13	(1)
The Industrial Revolution in Europe	13	(3)
Document: Women in the Industrial Revolution	16	(1)
The Consolidation of the Industrial Order, 1850--1914	16	(9)
Analysis: The United States in World History	25	(1)
Diplomatic Tensions Among the Western Powers	26	(1)
Conclusion: Diplomacy and Society	27	(1)
Further Reading	28	(1)
On the Web	28	(2)
Extending the Industrial Core: The Emergence of Russia and Japan as 20th-Century Powers	30	(16)
Introduction	31	(1)
Reforms in Russia, 1861--1914	32	(2)
Protest and Revolution	34	(2)
Document: Conditions Under Russian Industrialization	36	(2)
Japan: Reform, Industrialization, and Rise to Global Power	38	(2)
Analysis: The Separate Paths of Japan and China	40	(3)
Conclusion: Japan, Russia, and World War I	43	(1)
Further Reading	44	(1)
On the Web	44	(2)
Industrialization and Imperialism: The Making of the European Global Order	46	(18)
Introduction	47	(1)
Industrial Rivalries and the Partition of the World, 1870--1914	48	(4)
Colonial Regimes and African and Asian Peoples	52	(1)
Analysis: Western Education and the Rise of an African and Asian Middle Class	53	(3)
White Dominions and Mixed Settler Colonies	56	(1)
Document: Contrary Images: The Colonizer vs. the Colonized on the ``Civilizing Mission''	57	(5)
Conclusion: The Pattern of the Age of Imperialism	62	(1)
Further Reading	62	(1)
On the Web	63	(1)
Precarious Sovereignty: Western Informal Empire and Constricted Development in Latin America, the Middle East, and China	64	(28)
Introduction	65	(1)
National Consolidation in Latin America	66	(5)
Analysis: Explaining Underdevelopment	71	(1)
The Great Boom, 1880--1920	72	(3)
From Empire to Nation: Ottoman Retreat and the Birth of Turkey	75	(8)
The Last Dynasty: The Slow Death of the Qing Empire in China	83	(5)
Document: Building a New China	88	(1)
Conclusion: Islamic and Chinese Responses to the Challenge of the West	89	(1)
Further Reading	89	(1)
On the Web	90	(2)
PART II A Half-Century of Crisis, 1914--1945	92	(112)
Decades of Turmoil	93	(1)
Foundations of an Era of Revolutions and Totalitarian States	94	(3)
Part Overview	97	(1)
Descent into the Abyss: World War I and the Crisis of the European Global Order	98	(26)
Introduction	99	(1)
The Coming of the Great War	100	(3)
A World at War	103	(5)
Failed Peace	108	(2)
World War I and the Nationalist Assault on the European Colonial Order	110	(2)
Document: Lessons for the Colonized from the Slaughter in the Trenches	112	(7)
Analysis: Women in Asian and African Nationalist Movements	119	(2)
Conclusion: After Catastrophe	121	(1)
Further Reading	122	(1)
On the Web	123	(1)
The Postwar World: Persisting Challenges to European Dominance	124	(32)
Introduction	125	(1)
The Disarray of Western Europe, 1918--1929	126	(6)
The West Outside Europe: The British Commonwealth and the United States	132	(5)
Revolution: The First Waves	137	(5)
Document: Socialist Realism	142	(9)
Analysis: A Century of Revolutions	151	(1)
Conclusion: The Enduring Impact of a Catastrophic Global War	152	(1)
Further Reading	153	(1)
On the Web	154	(2)
Depression and the Challenge of Totalitarianism	156	(24)
Introduction	157	(1)
The Global Great Depression	158	(3)
Analysis: The Decline of the West?	161	(5)
The 1930s in Latin America	166	(4)
The Militarization of Japan	170	(3)
Stalinism in the Soviet Union	173	(1)
Document: The Leader of the Soviet Union Evaluates the Depression	174	(2)
Conclusion: Economic Autarky and the Coming of Another World War	176	(2)
Further Reading	178	(1)
On the Web	178	(2)
A Second Global Conflict and the End of the European World Order	180	(24)
Introduction	181	(1)
Old and New Causes of a Second World War	182	(1)
Analysis: Total War	183	(1)
Unchecked Aggression and the Coming of the War in Europe and the Pacific	184	(2)
The Conduct of a Second Global War	186	(4)
War's End and The Emergence of the Superpower Standoff	190	(2)
Document: Japan and the Loss in World War II	192	(2)
Nationalism and Decolonization	194	(7)
Conclusion: The Limits of Decolonization	201	(1)
Further Reading	201	(1)
On the Web	202	(2)
PART III After the Deluge: World History in the Era of the Cold War	204	(120)
Cold War Transformations and the Transition to a New Era	205	(1)
The Cold War and Shifts in the Balance of Global Power	206	(1)
Global Adjustments: Recovery in Japan, Post-Colonial Options, and the Persistence of Revolution	207	(1)
Portents of the Future of the Global Community	208	(2)
From Hot to Cold War	210	(26)
Introduction	211	(1)
After World War II: International Setting for the West	212	(2)
The Resurgence of Western Europe	214	(6)
Document: Youth Culture in the 1960s	220	(3)
Cold War Allies: the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand	223	(3)
Analysis: The United States and Western Europe: Convergence and Complexity	226	(1)
Culture and Society in the West	227	(6)
Conclusion: Adjusting to Advanced Industrial Society	233	(1)
Further Reading	234	(1)
On the Web	234	(2)
The Eastern Bloc at the Height of the Cold War	236	(16)
Introduction	237	(1)
Themes in Eastern European History Since 1945	238	(4)
Soviet Culture: Promoting New Beliefs and Institutions	242	(4)
Document: 1986: A New Wave of Reform	246	(2)
Analysis: The Nature of Totalitarianism	248	(2)
Conclusion: Before the Fall	250	(1)
Further Reading	250	(1)
On the Web	251	(1)
Up from the Ashes: Japan and the Pacific Rim in the Post-World War II Era	252	(18)
Introduction	253	(2)
The Aftermath of War in Eastern Asia	255	(3)
Japan, Incorporated	258	(2)
Document: Wariness of the West and Defense of Japanese Traditions	260	(3)
The Pacific Rim: New Japans?	263	(2)
Common Themes in the Pacific Rim	265	(1)
Analysis: The Pacific Rim as a U.S. Policy Issue	265	(2)
Conclusion: The Pacific Rim as Exception or as Model	267	(1)
Further Reading	268	(1)
On the Web	269	(1)
Africa and Asia in the Post-Colonial Era	270	(24)
Introduction	271	(2)
The Challenges of Independence	273	(1)
Analysis: Artificial Nations and the Rising Tide of Communal Strife	273	(9)
Paths to Economic Growth and Social Justice	282	(1)
Document: Cultural Creativity in the Emerging Nations: Some Literary Samples	283	(9)
Conclusion: The Post-Colonial Experience in Historical Perspective	292	(1)
Further Reading	293	(1)
On the Web	293	(1)
Cold War Confrontations and the Resurgence of Revolution	294	(30)
Introduction	295	(2)
Mao's China and Beyond	297	(6)
The Vietnam Wars for National Liberation	303	(2)
Revolutions and Superpower Interventions in Latin America	305	(7)
Document: The People Speak	312	(3)
Analysis: Human Rights in the 20th Century	315	(5)
Conclusion: Mixed Returns from Revolution in a Turbulent Century	320	(1)
Further Reading	321	(1)
On the Web	322	(2)
PART IV After the Fall: Toward a New Millennium	324	(4)
Toward Globalization: Promise and Perils	328	(1)
Troubling Contours of a New World Order	329	(1)
The End of the Cold War and The Shape of a New Era	330	(16)
Introduction	331	(1)
A Changing Context	331	(6)
The Great Powers	337	(1)
Analysis: How Much Historical Change?	338	(1)
Regional Disputes and Alliances	339	(3)
Document: Serbian Nationalism and Ethnic War	342	(2)
Conclusion: Prospects for Peace and Democracy	344	(1)
Further Reading	345	(1)
On the Web	345	(1)
Globalization and Its Enemies: The Challenges of Fashioning a 21st Century World Order	346	(24)
Introduction	347	(1)
The Resurgence of Globalization	348	(2)
Document: Protests against Globalization	350	(5)
A World of Religious and Ethnic Conflict	355	(3)
Analysis: Terrorism, Then and Now	358	(2)
America Ascendant: From the Second Gulf War to Afghanistan	360	(4)
Global Warming and a Planet in Peril	364	(2)
Conclusion: Back to the Future?	366	(1)
Further Reading	367	(1)
On the Web	368	(2)
Epilogue: Global History Yet to Come	370	(1)
Introduction	371	(1)
Periodization: New Events and Uncertainty	372	(1)
Trends in World Societies	372	(3)
The World's Future as Promise or Threat	375	(3)
Problematic Predictions	378	(1)
Regions, Civilizations, and World Forces	379	(3)
Conclusion: Asking Questions	382	(1)
Further Reading	383
Credits	1	(1)
Index	1