A follow on from successful publication "The History of the World in the 20th Century", this edition has been thoroughly updated and includes discussions on 9/11 and the second Gulf War and takes into account the latest historical research. A comprehensive survey of the key events and personalities of this period throughout the world it includes discussion on topics such as: - the rivalry between European nations from 1900-1914 - the Depression and the rise of Fascism during the 1920s and 1930s - the global impact of the Cold War - decolonization and its effects - the continuing conflict in the Middle East. Providing a fascinating and authoritative account of the world since 1900, "A History of the World from the 20th to the 21st Century" is essential reading for general readers and students of world history alike.
Prologue: the world from the 20th to the 21st century.
I. Social change and national rivalry in Europe, 1900-14.
II. Beyond Europe : the shifting balance of global power.
III. The Great War, revolution and the search for stability.
IV. The continuing world crisis, 1929-39.
V. The Second World War.
VI. Post-war Europe, 1945-7.
VII. The United States and the beginning of the Cold War, 1945-8.
VIII. The transformation of Asia, 1945-55.
IX. The ending of European dominance in the Middle East, 1919-80.
X . The Cold War : superpower confrontation, 1948-64.
XI. The recovery of Western Europe in the 1950s and 1960s.
XII. Who will liberate the third world? 1954-68.
XIII. Two faces of Asia: after 1949.
XIV. Latin America after 1945: problems unresolved.
XV. Africa after 1945 : conflict and the threat of famine.
XVI. The United States and the Soviet bloc after 1963: the great transformation.
XVII. Western Europe gathers strength: after 1968.
XVIII. Global change : from the 20th to 21st century.
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