The Times history of the 20th century / edited by Richard Overy.

Contributor(s): Overy, R. J | Times Books (Firm)

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London : Times, 1999Edition: New edDescription: 239 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 32 cmISBN: 0723010285Other title: History of the 20th century | Times history of the twentieth centuryUniform titles: Times atlas of the 20th century. Subject(s): History, Modern -- 20th century | Civilization -- History -- 20th century | Chronology, HistoricalDDC classification: 909.82

Contents:

The End of the Old World Order -- The World in 1900: Empires -- The World in 1900: Economy -- China from Empire to Republic -- The Decline of the Ottoman Empire -- The Balkan Wars 1912-13 -- European Alliances -- The Great War: The Western Front -- The Great War: Subsidiary Theatres -- Russia from Tsardom to Bolshevism, 1905-17 -- The Russian Revolution, 1917-18 -- The Collapse of the Habsburg and German Empires -- The World Between the Wars -- The Post-War Settlement in Europe -- The Post-War Settlement in Germany -- The Post-War Settlement: The League of Nations -- The Rise of the US as a Great Power to 1929 -- Latin America to 1939 -- Colonial Empires: Crisis and Conflict -- The USSR from Lenin to Stalin: War and Revolution -- The USSR from Lenin to Stalin: Modernization and Terror -- States of the "New Order": Japan -- States of the "New Order": Italy -- States of the "New Order": Germany -- The Spanish Civil War -- China Between the Wars -- Democracy and Dictatorship -- Overture to the Second World War -- The World at War -- Axis Conquests, 1939-40 -- The Nazi-Soviet Conflict, 1943-5 -- Japanese Conquests, 1941-2 -- The Defeat of Japan -- The Battle of the Atlantic -- The War in the Mediterranean -- The Invasion from the West -- The Bombing Campaign -- Genocide in Europe -- The Costs of War -- The Global Impact -- The Cold War World -- The Roots of the Cold War -- The Cold War Confrontation: 1947-63 -- The Cold War Confrontation: 1963-85 -- Europe: From Reconstruction to Union -- Europe: From Rome to Maastricht -- The Super-Powers: US Domestic Policy Since 1945 -- The Super-Powers: US Foreign Policy Since 1945 -- The Super-Powers: Domestic Policy in the USSR to 1985 -- The Super-Powers: The USSR and the Soviet Bloc to 1985 -- China to 1985 -- The Cold War in Asia -- The Retreat from Empire After 1939 -- The Middle East, 1945-67 -- The Middle East, 1967-79 -- Africa After Independence -- South Asia to 1985 -- Latin America from 1939 -- The New Economic Super-Powers: Germany -- The New Economic Super-Powers: Japan -- Towards the New World Order -- The Collapse of Communism in the Eastern Bloc -- The Collapse of the Soviet Union -- The Yugoslav Civil War, 1990-6 -- Europe in the Age of Monetary Union -- China After Mao -- The Economic Revolution in Asia: The Pacific Rim -- Africa Since 1985 -- Southern Africa Since 1985 -- The Middle East to 1991 -- The Search for Peace in the Middle East -- The United Nations -- The World at the Third Millenium -- The Revolutionary Century: Themes -- The Population Explosion -- Rich and Poor -- Migration -- Refugees -- Disease and Health -- The New Epidemics -- Telecommunications -- Air Transport -- Motorization -- Mass Leisure and Tourism -- Education -- Religion -- The Environment: Pollution -- The Environment: Climatic Change -- Energy -- State Tyranny -- Terrorism -- Drugs -- Space Exploration.

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Originally published as: The Times atlas of the 20th century.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-215) and index.

Ch. 1. The End of the Old World Order -- The World in 1900: Empires -- The World in 1900: Economy -- China from Empire to Republic -- The Decline of the Ottoman Empire -- The Balkan Wars 1912-13 -- European Alliances -- The Great War: The Western Front -- The Great War: Subsidiary Theatres -- Russia from Tsardom to Bolshevism, 1905-17 -- The Russian Revolution, 1917-18 -- The Collapse of the Habsburg and German Empires -- Ch. 2. The World Between the Wars -- The Post-War Settlement in Europe -- The Post-War Settlement in Germany -- The Post-War Settlement: The League of Nations -- The Rise of the US as a Great Power to 1929 -- Latin America to 1939 -- Colonial Empires: Crisis and Conflict -- The USSR from Lenin to Stalin: War and Revolution -- The USSR from Lenin to Stalin: Modernization and Terror -- States of the "New Order": Japan -- States of the "New Order": Italy -- States of the "New Order": Germany -- The Spanish Civil War -- China Between the Wars -- Democracy and Dictatorship -- Overture to the Second World War -- Ch. 3. The World at War -- Axis Conquests, 1939-40 -- The Nazi-Soviet Conflict, 1943-5 -- Japanese Conquests, 1941-2 -- The Defeat of Japan -- The Battle of the Atlantic -- The War in the Mediterranean -- The Invasion from the West -- The Bombing Campaign -- Genocide in Europe -- The Costs of War -- The Global Impact -- Ch. 4. The Cold War World -- The Roots of the Cold War -- The Cold War Confrontation: 1947-63 -- The Cold War Confrontation: 1963-85 -- Europe: From Reconstruction to Union -- Europe: From Rome to Maastricht -- The Super-Powers: US Domestic Policy Since 1945 -- The Super-Powers: US Foreign Policy Since 1945 -- The Super-Powers: Domestic Policy in the USSR to 1985 -- The Super-Powers: The USSR and the Soviet Bloc to 1985 -- China to 1985 -- The Cold War in Asia -- The Retreat from Empire After 1939 -- The Middle East, 1945-67 -- The Middle East, 1967-79 -- Africa After Independence -- South Asia to 1985 -- Latin America from 1939 -- The New Economic Super-Powers: Germany -- The New Economic Super-Powers: Japan -- Ch. 5. Towards the New World Order -- The Collapse of Communism in the Eastern Bloc -- The Collapse of the Soviet Union -- The Yugoslav Civil War, 1990-6 -- Europe in the Age of Monetary Union -- China After Mao -- The Economic Revolution in Asia: The Pacific Rim -- Africa Since 1985 -- Southern Africa Since 1985 -- The Middle East to 1991 -- The Search for Peace in the Middle East -- The United Nations -- The World at the Third Millenium -- Ch. 6. The Revolutionary Century: Themes -- The Population Explosion -- Rich and Poor -- Migration -- Refugees -- Disease and Health -- The New Epidemics -- Telecommunications -- Air Transport -- Motorization -- Mass Leisure and Tourism -- Education -- Religion -- The Environment: Pollution -- The Environment: Climatic Change -- Energy -- State Tyranny -- Terrorism -- Drugs -- Space Exploration.

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