A History of the 20th Century

Conflict, Technology and Revolution

Jeremy Black

• Publisher: Arcturus
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9781398807877
• eBook ISBN: 9781398818613
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: 20th Century History
• Index: History

From one of the world's leading historians comes an ambitious and sweeping history of the world in the 20th century. Ranging from the world wars to the traumas of decolonization and the technological triumphs of the space race, A History of the 20th Century documents the events, the characters, the ideologies, the cultural transformations and the dramatic politics of these turbulent times.Jeremy Black examines subjects as diverse as the Russian Revolution, the Great Depression, the Cold War, the Iranian Revolution and the birth of the internet in a compelling narrative. Keen to highlight the role of demographics, the environment, culture and technology as well as the better-known tales of political rivalries, he brings a new perspective to this most important subject.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Contents
• Introduction
• Timeline
• Chapter 1: The Old Order, 1900–1914
• Chapter 2: World War I, 1914–1918
• Chapter 3: The Twenties 1920–9
• Chapter 4: The Thirties, 1930–9
• Chapter 5: World War II, 1939–1945
• Chapter 6: The Birth of the Post-War World, 1945–56
• Chapter 7: Western Predominance in Decline, 1956–74
• Chapter 8: The Last Stages of the Cold War, 1975–1989
• Chapter 9: The Unipower, 1990–9
• Chapter 10: Conclusions
• List of Illustrations
• Copyright