An Introduction to Modern Western CivilizationiUniverse, 19 okt. 2011 - 328 sidor Over the past 250 years, Europe and the United States have changed from simple societies into complex, densely-populated, industrial powerhouses. Th s book explains how it happened in clear language intended for the general reader. Each chapter includes a timeline, key terms and persons, and web-based sources of writings from the time. "We may be through with the past, but the past is not through with us." |
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THE AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONS | 29 |
THE REVOLUTION IN POLITICS | 41 |
THE AGE OF NAPOLEON | 71 |
NATIONAL REVOLUTIONS AND ROMANTICISM | 85 |
NATIONSTATE BUILDING | 117 |
MASS MOVEMENTS AND DEMOCRACY | 141 |
WORLD WAR ONE | 183 |
RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONS | 199 |
THE RISE OF FASCISM | 213 |
DEMOCRACY VERSUS FASCISM | 231 |
WORLD WAR TWO | 253 |
THE WATCHFUL PEACE | 273 |
THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVOLUTION | 301 |
About The Author | 319 |
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