{"product_id":"the-twentieth-century-world-1914-to-the-present-state-of-modernity-hardcover","title":"The Twentieth-Century World, 1914 to the Present: State of Modernity - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn C. Corbally\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Twentieth-Century World, 1914 to the Present\u003c\/i\u003e introduces students to six distinct historical themes in 20th century history - politics, economics, religion, technology, migration and the environment.\u003c\/b\u003e Each theme is set in a social and cultural history framework that emphasizes the commonalities and diversity in human experiences throughout the modern era. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA genuinely global textbook that takes a non-nationalistic approach to history and incorporates events, actors and communities from around the world, Corbally explores the connections, interactions and exploitations of global resources and peoples that were part and parcel of 20th-century history. Economically, the book shows how people were connected by the spread of global capitalism and communism. It explores the spread of traditional religions and philosophies, and traces how technology has increasingly reached into our lives. \u003cbr\u003eThis fully revised second edition includes updated historiography throughout plus: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- A new chapter on mobility and migration \u003cbr\u003e- Expanded material on the history of class, race and gender throughout \u003cbr\u003e- Expanded material on modern African history \u003cbr\u003e- New further reading sections at the end of each chapter\u003cbr\u003e- A new companion website \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIdeal for undergraduate level students of 20th-century history, this is a book that offers a balanced, multi-perspective approach to recent global history, helping the 21st-century student understand today's world and interrogate commonly held assumptions about its history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Corbally\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at Diablo Valley College, USA, where he teaches World History, Critical Thinking and European History. He taught history and humanities courses at Stanford for five years, and British, Irish, European, and World History at UC Berkeley, UC Davis and Mills College amongst others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52636196241715,"sku":"9781350357662","price":187.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/7_YSNGcZgJ9781350357662.webp?v=1762267974","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-twentieth-century-world-1914-to-the-present-state-of-modernity-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}