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The 20th Century, 1901-1940 (Hardcover, Six Volumes)
Series: Great Events from History
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Great Events from History: The 20th Century (1901-1940) organizes
coverage of world events chronologically for in-depth understanding
in historical context. Continuing the series ""Great Events from
History"", these volumes bring up the world's most important events
and developments from 1901 through 1940. Its scope and coverage -
the 1,036 chronologically arranged essays cover the world's most
important events and developments in the forty years that included
World War I and led up to World War II, from 1901 through 1940 - an
average of 26 events per year. The period witnessed not only the
Great War but also the Great Depression, the passage of Social
Security, the rise of the Nazi regime, the invention of the
airplane and the first solo crossings of the Atlantic, the
development of the quantum physics and television, the discovery of
King Tutankhamen's tomb and Machu Picchu, the expansion of voting
rights to women, the proliferation of the automobile and the first
freeway, the construction of the Empire State Building, and the
flowering of African American literature and arts in the Harlem
Renaissance. Lengthy essays (2-3 oversize pages apiece) pay
particular attention to broad coverage of Canada, Africa, Asia, and
Latin America. While the emphasis of the set is on political and
military events that transformed whole nations and continents -
with the focus on U.S. and European ""core curriculum"" events -
the range of subject matter is impressively diverse. Much emphasis
is given to important events in the arts, sciences, business, human
rights, SStial political and military events. The text of each
essay is divided into these sections: Summary of Event, devoted to
a chronological description of the facts of the event;
Significance, assessing the event's historical impact; Further
Reading, an annotated list of sources for further study; and See
also, cross-references to other essays within this Great Events
set. Every essay has an annotated, up-to-date bibliography. It is
lavishly illustrated and supplemented with sidebars that quote from
key ""primary source documents."" Arrangement is chronological (not
regional) to facilitate student comparison of and access to
simultaneous events across the globe. It is rounded out with
copious appendixes: chronological list of the essays, general
Bibliography, a list of essential Internet databases and Web sites.
Category, Geographical, Personage, and Subject indexes provide
multiple access points.
General
Imprint: |
Salem Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Great Events from History |
Release date: |
March 2007 |
First published: |
March 2007 |
Editors: |
Robert F. Gorman
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Dimensions: |
292 x 235 x 305mm (L x W x H) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
603 |
Edition: |
Six Volumes |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-58765-324-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
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LSN: |
1-58765-324-9 |
Barcode: |
9781587653247 |
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