civilization, modern

Discusses cultural trends and societal issues that shaped the world, and technological and political developments that changed it, between the early 1900s and 1919, covering such topics as mass production, inventions such as the vacuum cleaner, the art of Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, the Armenian and Namibian genocides, World War I, and the revolution in Russia.

Discusses cultural trends and societal issues that shaped the world, and technological and political developments that changed it, between the mid-1940s and early 1960s, covering such topics as the creation of Israel, the Cold War, the civil rights movement, television, commercial jets, and rock and roll.

Examines the political, economic, social, and technological developmentsin the world during the 1920s and 1930s including prohibition and speakeasies, the stock market crash, fascism in Italy and Germany, and Stalinism in the Soviet Union.

Examines the political, technological, economic, and social developments in the world during the mid-1930s to 1945 including Jesse Owens' gold-medal victory at the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin, Nazism and Jewish persecution, civil war in Spain, genocide in Nanking, and much more.

Discusses cultural trends and societal issues that shaped the world, and technological and political developments that changed it, between the early 1960s and the mid-1970s, covering such topics as the Vietnam war, hippie culture and the "Summer of Love," the "troubles" in Northern Ireland, conflict in the Middle East, and the Watergate scandal.

Presents interviews with twenty-nine men and women whose ideas are shaping our future.

The commentators featured in the book examine issues surrounding the causes and consequences of anti-American sentiment in other parts of the world--and even within the US itself.

Maps, illustrations, time lines, essays, articles, and sidebars chronicle major milestones, events, and figures in world history.

Explores Indian achievements in architecture and agriculture and surveys what the Indians gave to the world.