Author: Franklin Daniel Scott
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Category : History, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 86
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Author: Franklin Daniel Scott
Publisher:
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Category : History, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 86
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Author: Karen Gram-Skjoldager
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350134597
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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International Organizations play a pivotal role on the modern global stage and have done, this book argues, since the beginning of the 20th century. This volume offers the first historical exploration into the formative years of international public administrations, covering the birth of the League of Nations and the emergence of the second generation that still shape international politics today such as the UN, NATO and OECD. Centring on Europe, where the multilaterization of international relations played out more intensely in the mid-20th century than in other parts of the world, it demonstrates a broad range of historiographical and methodological approaches to institutions in international history. The book argues that after several 'turns' (cultural, linguistic, material, transnational), international history is now better equipped to restate its core questions of policy and power with a view to their institutional dimensions. Making use of new approaches in the field, this book develops an understanding of the specific powers and roles of IO-administrations by delving into their institutional make-up.
Author: James W. Cortada
Publisher: Praeger
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 294
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Author: Sarah Newman
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 156
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Author: Carter V. Findley
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
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Category : History, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 559
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This chronological overview of world history since 1914 presents coverage of the Western and non-Western world and uses four themes to provide continuity. These themes are: global interrelatedness - the shift from colonies to interdependence; disequilibrium among societies - a clash that has occurred with the expansion of European and US influence; the rise of mass society - sometimes in the form of democracy, but more often mass-based dictatorship; and technology and nature - resulting in mankind's power to destroy the earth.
Author: Carter V. Findley
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Division
ISBN: 9780618115327
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 521
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The best-selling Twentieth-Century World text covers recent world history by focusing on themes of global interrelatedness, identity and difference, the rise of mass society, and technology versus nature. The text presents balanced coverage of political, economic, social, scientific, artistic, and military history, allowing for a fully rounded understanding of the contemporary world. A comparative timeline examines major historical events from around the globe.
Author: J. M. Roberts
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0140276319
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 928
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Offering a dazzling overview of a turbulent century, The Penguin History of the Twentieth Century explores the dramatic events and underlying trends that made the twentieth century the most transformative in human history. Despite two devastating World Wars and the traumatic rise and fall of communism, wealth has increased significantly alongside a four-fold leap in population, women's lives have been transformed, America has assumed undisputed political and cultural leadership, and China is now clearly awaiting its moment, J. M. Robert's masterly overview, now updated to the present day, brings all of this and more into focus.
Author: J. R. McNeill
Publisher: W. W. Norton
ISBN: 9780393321838
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 448
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"One of those rare books that’s both sweeping and specific, scholarly and readable…What makes the book stand out is its wealth of historical detail." —Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker The history of the twentieth century is most often told through its world wars, the rise and fall of communism, or its economic upheavals. In his startling book, J. R. McNeill gives us our first general account of what may prove to be the most significant dimension of the twentieth century: its environmental history. To a degree unprecedented in human history, we have refashioned the earth's air, water, and soil, and the biosphere of which we are a part. Based on exhaustive research, McNeill's story—a compelling blend of anecdotes, data, and shrewd analysis—never preaches: it is our definitive account. This is a volume in The Global Century Series (general editor, Paul Kennedy).
Author: Michael M. Laskier
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814750729
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
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This volume brings together ten original essays by leading Chinese law experts in the United States and beyond. Employing a variety of perspectives and materials, these writings tackle important issues that range from ancient Chinese legal history to aspects of the contemporary legal process in the People’s Republic of China. For example, how was law theorized and practiced during China’s Warring States period circa 4th century B.C? What was the role of case precedents in the Qing (1616-1911) judicial process? What role has law played in China’s on going transformation from central planning to a market economy? Does the current practice of village-level elections foretell a greater and more genuine development of democracy in China? And, given the complexities of its legal tradition, how can one best understand contemporary Chinese law and anticipate the pace and direction of its future development? The contributors are William P. Alford, Albert H. Chen, Tsung-fu Chen, Donald C. Clarke, Alison W. Conner, R. Randle Edwards, Jamie P. Horsley, William C. Jones, Natalie G. Lichtenstein, and Susan Roosevelt Weld. This collection of essays is dedicated to Jerome A. Cohen, Professor, New York University Law School, in honor of his pioneering role during the past forty years in American scholarship on law in China.
Author: Cornelia Navari
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134861451
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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Using in-depth analysis of power relations, material changes and developments in ideologies, this essential text provides an accessible and student friendly historical introduction to the changing relations between states. The subjects covered include long term trends relating to war, the changing balance of power, decolonisation, the European system and the Cold War. This volume is essential reading for all those interested in the history of International Relations in the twentieth century.
