Chapter
The Twentieth Century:A Time Chart
Chapter 1 The Twentieth Century in World History
Globalization of the Mass Society
Conclusion:Values for Survival
Chapter 2 Origins of the New Century
A“Short”Twentieth Century?
Progress and Optimism,1871–1914
Social Darwinism and Racist Nationalism
The“Second Industrial Revolution”and the Rise of the Mass Society
The Challenge of Democracy
The Outburst of Imperialism
Two Poles of Experience in the European-Dominated World System
Imperial Berlin:European Metropolis and Crucible of Change
Dinshawai,Egyptian Village:Rustic Routine and the Challenge of Colonialism
Conclusion:Berlin and Dinshawai
PART Ⅱ Crisis in the European-Dominated World Order
Chapter 3 World War I:The Turning Point of European Ascendancy
Peacemaking,1919and After
Chapter 4 Restructuring the Social and Political Order:The Bolshevik Revolution in World Perspective
The End of Tsarist Russia
Stalin's Soviet Union,1924–1939
Contrasts in Revolution and Mass Mobilization
Conclusion:Revolutions Compared
Chapter 5 Global Economic Crisis and the Restructuring of the Social and Political Order
The Deceptive“Normalcy”of the 1920s
From Wall Street Crash to World Depression
The Depression in the Developing World
Britain,France,and the Dilemma of Democratic Socialism
The New Deal in Global Perspective
Conclusion:The Global Trend Toward the Guarantor State
Chapter 6 Restructuring the Social and Political Order:Fascism
The Varieties of Authoritarianism After 1918
The Original Fascism:The Italian Model
From Weimar Republic to Third Reich
Conclusion:The Permanent Temptation of Fascism
PART Ⅲ Latin America,Africa,and Asia:The Struggle Against Colonialism
Chapter 7 Latin America's Struggle for Development
Continental Overview:The Illusion of Independence
Brazil from Empire to New State
Mexico and Its Revolutionary Legacy
Conclusion:Charismatic Leaders and Their Policies Compared
Chapter 8 Sub-Saharan Africa Under European Sway
Continental Overview:African Diversity,European Domination
Integration into the Europe-Centered Global Pattern
Nigeria Under the British
South Africa:A History of Two Struggles
Conclusion:Africa and Imperialism
Chapter 9 Asian Struggles for Independence and Development
Asian Centers of Civilization
The Middle East and North Africa in the Era of European Expansionism
China and Japan:Contrasts in Development
Conclusion:China,India,Turkey,and Japan Compared
PART Ⅳ World War Ⅱ and the Age of Superpower Rivalry
Chapter 10 World War Ⅱ:The Final Crisis of European Global Dominance
From Phony War to Operation Barbarossa,1939–1941
The Japanese Bid for Empire and the U.S.Reaction,1941–1942
The Revolutionary Impact of World War Ⅱ
Conclusion:The High Point of U.S.Power
Chapter 11 The Superpowers,Europe,and the Cold War,1945–1970
Postwar Contrasts,1945–1950
Boom Times of the 1950s and 1960s
Chapter 12 The Superpowers,Europe,and the Cold War,1970–1990
Conservative Resurgence and Communist Collapse:The 1980s
PART Ⅴ Independence for the Developing Countries
Chapter 13 Latin America:Neocolonial Authoritarianism or Democracy and Development?
Argentina:The Perils of Authoritarianism,With Charisma and Without
Brazil:Political and Economic Vacillations
Mexico:Drifting Away from the Revolutionary Legacy
Cuba:Social Revolution Without an End to Dependency
Conclusion:Development or Disappointment?
Chapter 14 Sub-Saharan Africa:Decay or Development?
Continental Overview:The Underdeveloped World Par Excellence
Nigeria:Independence Plus Oil Dependency
South Africa:Inequality,Exploitation,Isolation
Conclusion:Moving Beyond Change Without Development?
Chapter 15 The Middle East and North Africa Since World War Ⅱ
Regional Overview:The Search for Independence and Integration
Turkey:Democratization and Development
Iran in Revolution:Turban Against Crown and Necktie
Egypt:The Struggle to Escape Poverty
Israel:The Search for Security
Chapter 16 Asian Resurgence
South and East Asia:From Decolonization to Reassertion
India:Development Amid Underdevelopment
China Under the Communists
Japan:Re-emergence and Pre-eminence
The High-Performance Asian Economies
Conclusion:The Fork in Asia's Developmental Road
Chapter 17 The World Since 1990
The Collapse of Socialism in Eastern Europe
Europe:Unity and Diversity
Chapter 18 Twenty-First Century Prospect
The Future of the Mass Society
Nature,Technology,and Globalization
Twentieth-Century World
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