Remaking the Modern World 1900 - 2015: Global Connections and Comparisons (Blackwell History of the World)

The sequel and companion volume to C.A. Bayly's ground-breaking The Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914 , this wide-ranging and sophisticated study explores global history since the First World War, offering a coherent, comparative overview of developments in politics, economics, and society at large. Written by one of the leading historians of his generation, an early intellectual leader in the study of World History Weaves a clear narrative history that explores the themes of politics, economics, social, cultural, and intellectual life throughout the long twentieth century Identifies the themes of state, capital, and communication as key drivers of change on a global scale in the last century, and explores the impact of those ideas Interrogates whether warfare was really the pre-eminent driving force of twentieth-century history, and what other ideas shaped the course of history in this period Explores the causes behind the resurgence of local conflict, rather than global-scale conflict, in the years since the turn of the millennium Delves into the narrative of inequality, a story that has shaped and been shaped by the events of the last hundred years The sequel and companion volume to C.A. BaylyÂs ground-breaking The Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914 , this wide-ranging and sophisticated study explores global history since the First World War, offering a coherent, comparative overview of developments in politics, economics, and society at large. Written by one of the leading historians of his generation, an early intellectual leader in the study of World History Weaves a clear narrative history that explores the themes of politics, economics, social, cultural, and intellectual life throughout the long twentieth century Identifies the themes of state, capital, and communication as key drivers of change on a global scale in the last century, and explores the impact of those ideas Interrogates whether warfare was really the pre-eminent driving force of twentieth-century history, and what other ideas shaped the course of history in this period Explores the causes behind the resurgence of local conflict, rather than global-scale conflict, in the years since the turn of the millennium Delves into the narrative of inequality, a story that has shaped and been shaped by the events of the last hundred years The World Crisis, C. 1900-1930 : Europe And The 'middle East' -- The World Crisis, C. 1900-30 : Africa, Asia And Beyond -- Authoritarianism And Dictatorship Worldwide, C. 1900-50 -- Democracies And Their Discontents, C. 1900-50 -- The Depression : State Intervention And Popular Resistance -- The Second World War And Its Consequences -- Peripheral Conflicts And The End Of Old Regimes, C. 1945-55 -- America's Hegemony And Colonialism's Finale, Mid-1950s To 1970s -- The 'tipping Point' : World Politics And The Shock Of The 'long 1980s' -- The Expansion Of Human Knowledge : The Twentieth Century Person And Society -- The Self And Human Society -- Arts, Literature And Entertainment : Crisis And Recovery -- Religion : Contestation And Revival -- A Century Of Killing And A Century Of Crime -- Internationalism And Trans-nationalism In Theory And Practice -- The Shadow Of Empire In The Modern World -- The Pressure Of People -- Between Two Centuries : Economic Liberalisation And Political Fragmentation, C. 1991 To 2015. C. A. Bayly. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.