John Corbally is Professor of History at Diablo Valley College, USA, where he teaches World History, Critical Thinking and European History. He taught history and humanities courses at Stanford for five years, and British, Irish, European, and World History at UC Berkeley, UC Davis and Mills College amongst others.

Praise for the 1st edition: ‘Corbally’s superbly accessible account of the grave challenges faced by the world and its inhabitants during the twentieth century will make this an ideal textbook for students. This is global history from the bottom up that allows us to understand why and how people across the world experienced increasing levels of inequality and environmental degradation.'

• Introduction1. Power in the Twentieth Century: Politics2. Wealth and its Distribution: Twentieth Century Economics3. Beliefs and Ideologies: Religion and Philosophy in the Twentieth Century4. Utopia and Dystopia: Twentieth Century Technology5. Exploitation and Inequality: Twentieth Century Environment6. Mobility and Movement: Migration in the Twentieth-Century World Epilogue: The Twentieth CenturyIndex

John Corbally is Professor of History at Diablo Valley College, USA, where he teaches World History, Critical Thinking and European History. He taught history and humanities courses at Stanford for five years, and British, Irish, European, and World History at UC Berkeley, UC Davis and Mills College amongst others.

Praise for the 1st edition: ‘Corbally’s superbly accessible account of the grave challenges faced by the world and its inhabitants during the twentieth century will make this an ideal textbook for students. This is global history from the bottom up that allows us to understand why and how people across the world experienced increasing levels of inequality and environmental degradation.'

• Introduction1. Power in the Twentieth Century: Politics2. Wealth and its Distribution: Twentieth Century Economics3. Beliefs and Ideologies: Religion and Philosophy in the Twentieth Century4. Utopia and Dystopia: Twentieth Century Technology5. Exploitation and Inequality: Twentieth Century Environment6. Mobility and Movement: Migration in the Twentieth-Century World Epilogue: The Twentieth CenturyIndex