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Remaking the Modern World 1900 - 2015
C. A. Bayly
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Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Geschichte
Beschreibung
The sequel and companion volume to C.A. Bayly's ground-breaking The Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914, this wide-ranging and sophisticated study explores global history since the First World War, offering a coherent, comparative overview of developments in politics, economics, and society at large. * Written by one of the leading historians of his generation, an early intellectual leader in the study of World History * Weaves a clear narrative history that explores the themes of politics, economics, social, cultural, and intellectual life throughout the long twentieth century * Identifies the themes of state, capital, and communication as key drivers of change on a global scale in the last century, and explores the impact of those ideas * Interrogates whether warfare was really the pre-eminent driving force of twentieth-century history, and what other ideas shaped the course of history in this period * Explores the causes behind the resurgence of local conflict, rather than global-scale conflict, in the years since the turn of the millennium * Delves into the narrative of inequality, a story that has shaped and been shaped by the events of the last hundred years Part of The Blackwell History of the World Series The goal of this ambitious series is to provide an accessible source of knowledge about the entire human past, for every curious person in every part of the world. It will comprise some two dozen volumes, of which some provide synoptic views of the history of particular regions while others consider the world as a whole during a particular period of time. The volumes are narrative in form, giving balanced attention to social and cultural history (in the broadest sense) as well as to institutional development and political change. Each provides a systematic account of a very large subject, but they are also both imaginative and interpretative. The Series is intended to be accessible to the widest possible readership, and the accessibility of its volumes is matched by the style of presentation and production.
Rezensionen
"Overall, the great value of this last of Christopher Bayly's books is nonetheless beyond question: Remaking the Modern World is truly thought provoking and speaks to may different discussions, be it on the approach of global history...or the problems and possibilities of presentist history writing."
"As with Birth, the value of Remaking lies in the ways in which it re-reads many well-known topics. By placing them in a global perspective, it often ascribes to them very new meanings."
"The book is excellent for students, historians whose expertise lies outside of modern history, and scholars of other disciplines interested in modern history, especially those not in the social sciences or humanities."
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Twentieth Century & Contemporary History, History, Geschichte u. Zeitgeschichte des 20./21. Jahrhunderts, Geschichte, Jahrhundert, 20. /Allg. Geschichte, Jahrhundert, 21. /Allg. Geschichte