ABSTRACT
The 1960s witnessed a powerful movement to introduce twentieth-century history into the syllabuses of secondary schools, especially for CSE, O level and sixth form General Studies; and the enthusiasts for such work recognized that any effective study of the century must be global in perspective. Yet, it must be repeated, twentieth-century history and world history are not synonymous. A number of books that are too large and/or too expensive for use as textbooks, but which are particularly suitable for school use, are recommended in the chapter for class or school libraries. An unusual publication is P. Ilsoe and O. Jonsen, World History in Pictures in that it is a compilation of photographs with captions but no text. There are a number of very useful publications that present historical material in map form, often with considerable explanatory text, which are indispensable for teaching on a global scale.
