The Oxford History of the Twentieth Century Book PDF, ePub eBook

Join our eBook service for unlimited books & audiobooks. Get a free 7 day subscription! ↓↓↓↓↓


Book Descriptions:
Of all the centuries in recorded history, none has seen more change, none has ended more differently than it began, than the twentieth. In 1900, Queen Victoria still ruled over England, the Imperial Manchu dynasty over China, and the Romanov Tsars over Russia. The cinema was in its infancy, radio and television still to be invented. The first cars were on the road, but air travel existed only in earthbound imaginations. And now, as Yeats said, all is "changed utterly."
In this ambitious book, twenty-four of the most distinguished scholars in the world survey the momentous events and the significant themes of the twentieth century in compact, scholarly essays. The contributors tackle political issues region by region as well as non-political topics in subjects such as physics, modernism in art, international economics, and the impact of new technologies on culture. We have William H. McNeill on communications, disease, and demography, Alan Ryan on the growth of a global culture, James Patterson on the United States since 1945, Jonathan Spence on China, Lawrence Freedman on the confrontation of the superpowers, Alan Knight on Latin America, Ralf Dahrendorf on the Twenty-First Century, and much more. The authors trace the continuities which have persisted over the past hundred years and analyze the changes which have marked the century's progress. Early chapters take a global overview of the century as a whole, from a variety of perspectives--demographic, scientific, economic, and cultural. Further chapters chart the century's course, continent by continent and region by region, all written by acknowledged experts.
Beautifully illustrated with both color and black and white plates, and with a detailed chronology, suggestions for further reading, and a full index, The Oxford History of the Twentieth Century is an invaluable repository of information and insight about the endlessly fascinating century we live in.

The Oxford History of the Twentieth Century

From reader reviews:

Bill Bobby:

Do you have favorite book? Should you have, what is your favorite's book? Book is very important thing for us to be aware of everything in the world. Each publication has different aim or perhaps goal; it means that publication has different type. Some people experience enjoy to spend their time to read a book. They can be reading whatever they take because their hobby is actually reading a book. Why not the person who don't like reading a book? Sometime, individual feel need book after they found difficult problem or even exercise. Well, probably you will need this The Oxford History of the Twentieth Century.

David Pimentel:

Nowadays reading books are more than want or need but also be a life style. This reading behavior give you lot of advantages. The huge benefits you got of course the knowledge the particular information inside the book which improve your knowledge and information. The information you get based on what kind of guide you read, if you want send more knowledge just go with education books but if you want experience happy read one with theme for entertaining like comic or novel. The actual The Oxford History of the Twentieth Century is kind of publication which is giving the reader unpredictable experience.

Jeanne Gonzales:

Often the book The Oxford History of the Twentieth Century has a lot of knowledge on it. So when you make sure to read this book you can get a lot of help. The book was written by the very famous author. Mcdougal makes some research ahead of write this book. That book very easy to read you can find the point easily after reading this book.

Spencer Fuentes:

Is it anyone who having spare time and then spend it whole day through watching television programs or just laying on the bed? Do you need something new? This The Oxford History of the Twentieth Century can be the answer, oh how comes? A book you know. You are so out of date, spending your spare time by reading in this completely new era is common not a geek activity. So what these publications have than the others?