Contemporary World History

by Duiker, William J.

• ISBN13: 9780495572718
• ISBN10: 0495572713
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-08-31
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

A comprehensive and balanced history of the world in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, William Duiker's book not only chronicles the key events in the revolutionary twentieth century, but also examines the underlying issues that have shaped the times. CONTEMPORARY WORLD HISTORY, 5e, takes a global approach to the subject while doing justice to the distinct 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 most decisive moments in recent world history.

Table of Contents

New World In The Making

The Rise of Industrial Society in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism: Africa and Asia in an Era of Western Dominance

Shadows over the Pacific: East Asia under Challenge

Cultures In Collision

War and Revolution: World War I and Its Aftermath

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Africa, Asia, and Latin America from 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: The Outbreak of World War II

Across The Ideological Divide

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

The United States, Canada, and Latin America

Brave New World: The Rise and Fall of Communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe

Postwar Europe: on the Path to Unity?

Toward the Pacific Century?

Japan and the Little Tigers

Third World Rising

The East Is Red: China under Communism

Nationalism Triumphant: The Emergence of Independent States in South and Southeast Asia

Emerging Africa

Ferment in the Middle East

The New Millennium

Constructing a New World Order

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