Making of the Modern World – serie
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23 produkter
A Bitter Revolution
China's Struggle with the Modern World
Av Rana Mitter
Häftad, 2005
203 kr
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China is now poised to take a key role on the world stage, but in the early twentieth century the situation could not have been more different. Rana Mitter goes back to this pivotal moment in Chinese history to uncover the origins of the painful transition from a premodern past into a modern world. …
Hiroshima
The World's Bomb
Häftad, 2009
384 kr
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The US decision to drop an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 remains one of the most controversial events of the twentieth century. However, the controversy over the rights and wrongs of dropping the bomb has tended to obscure a number of fundamental and sobering truths …
November 1918
The German Revolution
Inbunden, 2020
324 kr
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The German Revolution of November 1918 is nowadays largely forgotten outside Germany. It is generally regarded as a failure even by those who have heard of it, a missed opportunity which paved the way for the rise of the Nazis and the catastrophe to come. Robert Gerwarth argues here that to view …
The Fall of France
The Nazi Invasion of 1940
Häftad, 2004
171 kr
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On 16 May 1940 an emergency meeting of the French High Command was called at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris. The German army had broken through the French lines on the River Meuse at Sedan and elsewhere, only five days after launching their attack. Churchill, who had been telephoned by Prime Minister …
Algeria
France's Undeclared War
Av Martin Evans
Inbunden, 2011
809 kr
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Invaded in 1830, populated by one million settlers who co-existed uneasily with nine million Arabs and Berbers , Algeria was different from other French colonies because it was administered as an integral part of France, in theory no different from Normandy or Brittany. The depth and scale of the …
November 1918
The German Revolution
Häftad, 2026
248 kr
Kommande
The German Revolution of November 1918 is nowadays largely forgotten outside Germany. It is generally regarded as a failure even by those who have heard of it, a missed opportunity which paved the way for the rise of the Nazis and the catastrophe to come.Robert Gerwarth argues here that to view the …
Dynamic of Destruction
Culture and Mass Killing in the First World War
Av Kramer
Häftad, 2008
460 kr
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On 26 August 1914 the world-famous university library in the Belgian town of Louvain was looted and destroyed by German troops. The international community reacted in horror - 'Holocaust at Louvain' proclaimed the Daily Mail - and the behaviour of the Germans at Louvain came to be seen as the …
Long Nineteenth Century, 1750-1914
Crucible of Modernity
Av Trevor R. Getz, Bennett Sherry
Häftad, 2025
368 kr
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Part of The Making of the Modern World series, this innovative textbook offers an introduction to the 19th-century world with a focus on human perspectives through social and cultural histories. Taking a period of great transition and change, it shows how the actions and experiences of different …
Long Nineteenth Century, 1750-1914
Crucible of Modernity
Av Trevor R. Getz, Bennett Sherry
E-bok, 2025
401 kr
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Part of The Making of the Modern World series, this innovative textbook offers an introduction to the 19th-century world with a focus on human perspectives through social and cultural histories. Taking a period of great transition and change, it shows how the actions and experiences of different …
Long Nineteenth Century, 1750-1914
Crucible of Modernity
Av Trevor R. Getz, Bennett Sherry
E-bok, 2025
401 kr
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Part of The Making of the Modern World series, this innovative textbook offers an introduction to the 19th-century world with a focus on human perspectives through social and cultural histories. Taking a period of great transition and change, it shows how the actions and experiences of different …
Long Nineteenth Century, 1750-1914
Crucible of Modernity
Av Trevor R. Getz, Bennett Sherry
Inbunden, 2025
1101 kr
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Part of The Making of the Modern World series, this innovative textbook offers an introduction to the 19th-century world with a focus on human perspectives through social and cultural histories. Taking a period of great transition and change, it shows how the actions and experiences of different …
Twentieth-Century World, 1914 to the Present
State of Modernity
Häftad, 2025
368 kr
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The Twentieth-Century World, 1914 to the Present introduces students to six distinct historical themes in 20th century history - politics, economics, religion, technology, migration and the environment. Each theme is set in a social and cultural history framework that emphasizes the commonalities …
Twentieth-Century World, 1914 to the Present
State of Modernity
Inbunden, 2025
1101 kr
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The Twentieth-Century World, 1914 to the Present introduces students to six distinct historical themes in 20th century history - politics, economics, religion, technology, migration and the environment. Each theme is set in a social and cultural history framework that emphasizes the commonalities …
Twentieth-Century World, 1914 to the Present
State of Modernity
E-bok, 2025
401 kr
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The Twentieth-Century World, 1914 to the Present introduces students to six distinct historical themes in 20th century history - politics, economics, religion, technology, migration and the environment. Each theme is set in a social and cultural history framework that emphasizes the commonalities …
Twentieth-Century World, 1914 to the Present
State of Modernity
E-bok, 2025
401 kr
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The Twentieth-Century World, 1914 to the Present introduces students to six distinct historical themes in 20th century history - politics, economics, religion, technology, migration and the environment. Each theme is set in a social and cultural history framework that emphasizes the commonalities …
Long Nineteenth Century, 1750-1914
Crucible of Modernity
E-bok, 2018
401 kr
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The Long Nineteenth Century, 1750-1914 is a global history textbook with a difference. It is a guide for students to the actions and experiences by which communities and individuals in different parts of the world constructed, contested, and were affected by major trends and events in the global …
Long Nineteenth Century, 1750-1914
Crucible of Modernity
E-bok, 2018
401 kr
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The Long Nineteenth Century, 1750-1914 is a global history textbook with a difference. It is a guide for students to the actions and experiences by which communities and individuals in different parts of the world constructed, contested, and were affected by major trends and events in the global …
Early Modern World, 1450-1750
Seeds of Modernity
Av John C. Corbally, Casey J. Sullivan
Häftad, 2022
343 kr
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The Early Modern World, 1450-1750: Seeds of Modernity takes a distinctive approach to global history and enables a holistic view of the world during this period,without prioritizing any one nation or region. It guides students towards an understanding of how different empires, nations, communities …
Early Modern World, 1450-1750
Seeds of Modernity
Av John C. Corbally, Casey J. Sullivan
Inbunden, 2022
1101 kr
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The Early Modern World, 1450-1750: Seeds of Modernity takes a distinctive approach to global history and enables a holistic view of the world during this period,without prioritizing any one nation or region. It guides students towards an understanding of how different empires, nations, communities …
Early Modern World, 1450-1750
Seeds of Modernity
Av John C. Corbally, Casey J. Sullivan
E-bok, 2022
369 kr
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The Early Modern World , 1450-1750: Seeds of Modernity takes a distinctive approach to global history and enables a holistic view of the world during this period,without prioritizing any one nation or region. It guides students towards an understanding of how different empires, nations, communities …
Early Modern World, 1450-1750
Seeds of Modernity
Av John C. Corbally, Casey J. Sullivan
E-bok, 2022
369 kr
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The Early Modern World , 1450-1750: Seeds of Modernity takes a distinctive approach to global history and enables a holistic view of the world during this period,without prioritizing any one nation or region. It guides students towards an understanding of how different empires, nations, communities …
Twentieth-Century World, 1914 to the Present
State of Modernity
E-bok, 2018
401 kr
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The Twentieth-Century World, 1914 to the Present introduces students to five distinct historical themes in 20th century history - politics, economics, religion, technology and the environment. Each of these themes is set in a social and cultural history framework that emphasizes the commonalities …
Twentieth-Century World, 1914 to the Present
State of Modernity
E-bok, 2018
393 kr
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The Twentieth-Century World, 1914 to the Present introduces students to five distinct historical themes in 20th century history - politics, economics, religion, technology and the environment. Each of these themes is set in a social and cultural history framework that emphasizes the commonalities …
