ABSTRACT

This major global history of the twentieth century is written by four prominent international historians for first-year undergraduate level and upward. Using their thematic and regional expertise, the authors cover events in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas from the last century and beyond. Among the areas this book covers are:

  • the decline of European hegemony over the international order 
  • the diffusion of power to the two superpowers 
  • the rise of newly independent states in Asia and Africa 
  • the course and consequences of the major global conflicts of the twentieth century.

This second edition is thoroughly updated, and includes extended coverage of European integration, the rise of supra-governmental organizations, and the ‘global War on Terror'.

A support website provides supplementary exercises, questions and tutor guidance.

chapter |4 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 4|26 pages

The European colonial empires, 1900–45

chapter 7|33 pages

The path to European war, 1930–39

chapter 8|28 pages

The Second World War, 1940–45

chapter 11|24 pages

From Cold War to détente, 1962–79

chapter 12|20 pages

The Vietnam Wars, 1945–79

chapter 18|27 pages

The Arab–Israeli conflict, 1949–2007

chapter 19|24 pages

The rise of political Islam, 1928–2000

chapter 22|20 pages

The war on terror in a globalized world