Perspectives on modern world history

This book opens with background information on the Iranian Revolution 1978-1979, presents controversies on whether the Western Press demonized the Iranian Revolution, and includes personal narratives from people who witnessed or were impacted by the revolution.

This book opens with background information on the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), presents controversies on the fervor of the Red Guards to maintain revolutionary enthusiasm, and includes personal narratives from people whose lives were greatly impacted by the Cultural Revolution.

This book opens with background information on student movements in the 1960s, presents the controversies surrounding student activism, and includes personal narratives from people who witnessed or participated in the activism regarding race, nuclear arms, the Vietnam War, and freedom of expression.

Provides historical background on Stalin's purges and explores controversies surrounding the purges. It offers first hand accounts from those who experienced the effects of Stalin's purges.

Discusses the historical background of the women's rights movement in the United States, addresses controversies, and features personal narratives from activists and authors involved in the movement.

The broadest possible understanding of Watergate comes from exploring multiple perspectives, from different time periods, different cultures and different ideologies.

Explores the historical background of, and controversies surrounding, D-Day, offering personal narratives from American and German soldiers, a British journalist, and a French civilian.

Explores the historical background, controversies, and personal narratives of the Woodstock Festival.

Provides background information on the internment of Japanese Americans in camps during World War II, and also presents the controversies surrounding the event, and offers first-person narratives from people who lived through or were impacted by the event.

Collects twenty-three essays that provide varying perspectives on the Chernobyl disaster, discussing the development of the Soviet nuclear industry, secrecy, safety, response, radiation exposure, farming in contaminated zones, tourism, and other related topics, and including personal stories about the accident.