Three grand themes characterized the twentieth century: crises on a
scale that outstripped any in human history; revolutionary ideology
and action that brought social and political transformations on a
global scale; and new technologies breathtaking in their pace and
innovation. It was a century of triumphant creativity and
achievement, yet it witnessed violence and destruction of
appalling, even cataclysmic, intensity. How can such contradictions
be captured so that those who live in the twenty-first century may
understand, and perhaps learn from, the varieties of human
experience in the twenty-first century may understand, and perhaps
learn from, the varieties of human experience in the twentieth
century? The authors go back to 1880 to present a thematic history
of the tumultuous 20th century organized in fifteen chapters that
stress cultural, social, and material issues as well as major
political developments. Carefully selected case studies bring to
life in ordinary experience the themes of each chapter. Themes with
a temporal orientation are featured in Part One on the "Early
Century" (Modernization, Imperialism, Materialism, Socialist
Revolution, and Fascism); and in Part Two on the "Later Century"
(Decolonization, Peasant Movements, 1960s' Radicalism, and Islamic
Fundamentalism). Part three takes up larger themes that encompass
the whole century (Feminism, War and Peace, Science, Population,
and Economic Inequality). Illustrations and suggestions for further
reading, films, and videos, enhance this innovative text.
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