The Columbia History of the 20th Century
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr
- Publish date: 07/01/1998
Rather than presenting simple, linear accounts, each author reveals underlying patterns of worldwide change James Mayall, for example, writes on nationalism, from the rise of European fascism to the rise of Asian and African nations; Sheila Fitzpatrick traces the history of communism and socialism in Moscow and Havana alike. In her chapter on women and gender, Rosalind Rosenberg covers the progress of women's rights throughout the world, from Middle Eastern activism to the American feminist movement. Jean-Marc Oppenheim's history of sports traces the spread of Western sports to all comers of the globe and the Western appropriation of such nonwestern activities as martial arts. In each, the important strands of history -- events, ideas, leading figures, issues -- come together to offer an illuminating look at cultural connection, diffusion, and conflict.
Arranged thematically into sections on culture, the political order, economics and technology, and the changes imminent on the eve of the next century, The Columbia History of the Twentieth Century helps everyone explore themany ways in which the past 100 years have been unlike any preceding era of human history. More than a chronicle of front-page news, the book is a series of lucid interpretive essays by those who know the subjects best.
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