civilization, modern

Describes many things that originally came from England, including inventions, sports and games, food, vehicles, fashion, animals, and nursery rhymes.

Uses text and pictures to trace the development of transportation in the twentieth century, which saw the invention of motor cars, the expansion of railroads and the advent of the jet age.

Offers a brief overview of human history, exploring why human history did not begin until the relatively recent past and exploring the premodern cultures that developed in Australia, the Americas, Africa, and Eurasia.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that explore the connections between the reading habits and achievements of 271 men and women who helped shaped Western culture in the nineteenth century.

Contains a collection of over three hundred entries that reflect the literary influence upon Western culture by noted figures in the fields of science, politics, religion, business, and the arts including Douglas MacArthur, David Lloyd George, and Gandhi.

Chronicles the history of thought in the twentieth century, beginning with four topics introduced in 1900--the unconscious, the gene, the quantum, and Picasso's first paintings in Paris--and covering the major artists, writers, philosophers, and scientists that shaped the next hundred years and the way people think in the modern world.

A collection of more than two hundred manifestos from a wide range of countries and cultures.