[Oxford University Press]
Kategoria: Książki / Literatura obcojęzyczna
, and with a detailed chronology, suggestions for further reading,
and a full index, The Oxford History of the
Twentieth Century is a valuable repository of
information,...
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Victoria still ruled over the British Empire, the imperial Manchu
dynasty over China, and the Romanov Tsars over Russia. The cinema
was in its infancy, with radio and television still to be
developed. The earliest cars were on the road, but air travel was
yet to come. Before antibiotics and effective vaccines against many
common diseases, death rates were high. Over the course of the
twentieth century, the human population of the world has tripled,
space travel has left the realms of science fiction and become
reality, two cataclysmic world wars and a host of other conflicts
have been fought, the internal combustion engine has replaced the
horse as the basic means of transport, computer technology has
revolutionized communications. In this ambitious book, some of the
most distinguished historians in the world survey the momentous
events and the significant themes of recent and contemporary times,
with a look forward to what the future might bring. They trace the
continuities which have persisted over a hundred years and analyse
the changes which have marked the century's progress.Early chapters
take a global overview of the century as a whole, from a variety of
perspectives -- demographic, scientific, economic, and
cultural.Further chapters chart the century's course continent by
continent and region by region, all written by acknowledged
experts. Beautifully illustrated with both colour and black and
white plates, and with a detailed chronology, suggestions for
further reading, and a full index, The Oxford History of the
Twentieth Century is a valuable repository of information, offering
unparalleled insights into the century we live in.
