ISBN: 1566192196
Godina izdanja: 1978
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

Esmond Wright - Illustrated History of the Modern World
Barnes Noble Books, 1993
494 str.
tvrdi povez
stanje: dobro
31 cm |

A survey of world events from the French revolution to the present day

An accessible and graphic account of the development of the world we live in since the 1750s. Useful illustrations, charts, and colour maps are included throughout. Contributors include Geoffrey Barraclough, G.R. Elton and William McNeill.

Contents:
pt. 1. Age of revolutions
American Revolution
French Revolution
From revolution to empire
Fall of Napoleon
Independence movements in Latin America
pt. 2. Europe and North America in the nineteenth century
New Europe
Springtime of nations
Russia : the years of conflict
France from the Restoration to Napoleon III
The United States, 1800-1865
pt. 3. The balance of power
Cavour and Bismarck
Modernization of Europe
New Imperialism
pt. 4. Democracy and the new imperialism
Growth of democracy in Britain and France
Russia : prelude to revolution
Asia in the nineteenth century
United States : industrialization and imperialism
Nations in turmoil
pt. 5. First World War : causes and consequences
Approach of war
First World War
Post-war Europe
Europe and the outside world
Prosperity and depression
China and Japan
Decline of democracy in Europe
pt. 6. The world since 1939
Second World War
Headlines of history, 1945-65
Headldines of history, 1965-78
Headlines of history, 1978-1983
Headlines of history, 1983-91


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