An edition of Twentieth-century world history
(2002)
Twentieth-century world history
a Canadian perspective
1st Canadian ed.
by William J. Duiker
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Chronicles the key events in the twentieth-century from a Canadian focus, while seeking to throw light on some of the underlying issues that have shaped the times, with emphasis to better portray non-Western history.--
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Twentieth-century world history: a Canadian perspective
2007, Thomson Nelson
in English
- 1st Canadian ed.
0176251545 9780176251543
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Twentieth-century world history
2002, Wadsworth/Thomson Learning
in English
- 2nd ed.
0534578799 9780534578794
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Table of Contents
Preface
I. New world in the making. The changing social and political order ; The high tide of imperialism in the non-Western world
II. Cultures in collision. War and revolution : World War I and its aftermath ; Nationalism, revolution, and dictatorship : Africa, Asia, and Latin America from 1919 to 1939 ; The crisis deepens : the outbreak of World War II
III. Across the ideological divide. In the grip of the Cold War : the breakdown of the Yalta Agreement ; The rise and fall of communism in the Soviet Union and eastern Europe ; Post-war Europe : on the path to unity? ; Post-war United States : the rise of a hegemon ; Canada : the rise of a middle power ; China, Taiwan, and the "Little tigers"
IV. Third world rising. Emerging Africa ; Carving up the Middle East ; The emergence of independent states from South to East Asia ; Latin American dictatorships and emerging democracies
Beginning a new millennium. Constructing a new world order.
Edition Notes
1 folded map, facing cover, p. [2].
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references: p. [297]-303.
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