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Mastering modern world history / (Record no. 212669)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789356402980 (Paperback)
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 909.82
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Lowe, Norman and Traynor, John
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Mastering modern world history /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Notman Lowe and John Traynor
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 6th
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New Delhi
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Bloomsbury
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2022
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xvii, 688 pages
Dimensions 22 cm.
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price amount Rs. 899.00
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note List of figures -<br/>List of maps -<br/>List of tables -<br/>Acknowledgements -<br/>Preface to the sixth edition -<br/>PART I WAR AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS -<br/>1 The Origins of the First World War -<br/>2 The First World War 1914-1918 -<br/>3 A Bitter Peace 1918–33 -<br/>4 The Road to War -<br/>5 The Second World War 1939–45 -<br/>6 The Cold War: problems of international relations after the Second World War - <br/>7 The spread of communism outside Europe and its effects on international relations - <br/>8 The United Nations Organization - <br/>9 The Two Europes, East and West since 1945 -<br/>10 Conflict in the Middle East - <br/>11 The New World Order and the War Against Global Terrorism - <br/>PART II THE RISE OF FASCISM AND GOVERNMENTS OF THE RIGHT -<br/>12 Italy 1918–45: the first appearance of fascism -<br/>13 Germany 1918–45: the Weimar Republic and Hitler - <br/>PART III COMMUNISM – RISE AND DECLINE - <br/>14 Russia 1894 – 1917 -<br/>15 Russia under Lenin and Stalin -<br/>16 Continuing communism, collapse and aftermath,1953 to the present -<br/>17 China 1900–49 -<br/>18 China since 1949: the communists in control -<br/>19 Communism in Korea and South East Asia - <br/>PART IV THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - <br/>20 USA 1900-1929: Boom and Bust - <br/>21 Roosevelt and the New Deal: 1929-1945 - <br/>22 USA 1945 – 1968: Uneven Prosperity - <br/>23 USA 1968 – 2012: Opportunity and Challenge - <br/>PART V DECOLONIZATION AND AFTER - <br/>24 The end of the European Empires - <br/>25 Africa since independence - <br/>26 Latin America -<br/>PART VI GLOBAL PROBLEMS - <br/>27 The changing world economy since 1900 - <br/>28 The world's population - <br/>Index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. The sixth edition of this bestselling book takes students on a journey through the 20th century and provides a clear overview of the key events which have shaped modern world history.<br/><br/>Unrivalled in its broad coverage, it:<br/>- Surveys international relations and war, from 1900 to the present day<br/>- Examines the rise and fall of fascism and communism around the globe<br/>- Explores the international affairs of the major superpowers: the USA, Russia/USSR and China<br/>- Assesses the experience of decolonization in India, Africa and Latin America<br/>- Unpicks global issues, including economic crises and population increase<br/><br/>Chapters feature maps, diagrams and end-of-chapter questions to support and reinforce understanding. This new edition has been updated to take account of new scholarship, and provide a more global approach to key chapters in modern world history. Key changes include:<br/>- New material on the Second World War, beginning with the outbreak of war between China and Japan, and touches upon Italy's campaigns in East and North Africa and Civil Wars taking place in China, Spain and the Ukraine<br/>- Coverage of new historical interpretations of the events that led to the First World War<br/>- New chapters on the history of the United States of America<br/>- A new chapter on Tsar Nicholas II and the Russian Revolutions of 1917.<br/>
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    Dewey Decimal Classification PB     . . General Stacks 09.08.2024 Purchased - Educational Supplies 899.00 1 909.82 LOW 39753 10.01.2025 12.11.2024 09.08.2024 BOOKs Recommended by Dr. Debangana Chatterjee