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Essays on Twentieth-Century History (Critical Perspectives On The Past)

By Michael Adas

Book information

Publisher
Temple University Press
Year
2010
ISBN
1439902690, 9781439902691, 1439902704, 9781439902707, 9781439902714
LCC
D421 .E77 2010
Open Library ID
OL23994590M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1373985 bytes)
Series
Critical Perspectives On The Past
Pages
351\351
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

In the sub-field of world history, there has been a surprising paucity of thinking and writing about how to approach and conceptualize the long twentieth century from the 1870s through the early 2000s. The historiographic essays collected in Essays on Twentieth Century History will go a long way to filling that lacuna. Each contribution covers a key theme and one or more critical sub-fields in twentieth century global history. Chapters address migration patterns, the impact of world wars, transformations in gender and urbanization, as well as environmental transitions. All are written by leading historians in each of the sub-fields represented, and each is intended to provide an introduction to the literature, key themes, and debates that have proliferated around the more recent historical experience of humanity. Essays on Twentieth Century History is an essential collection for scholars and students who wish to understand the recent past. Contributors include: Paul Edwards, Carl J. Guarneri, Gabrielle Hecht, Adam McKeown, John H. Morrow, Jr., Jose C. Moya, Jean H. Quataert, Bonnie Smith, Howard Spodek, Robin Tucker, and the editor.

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