modern civilization

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.

"Describes the first World War in terms of its lasting impact on politics, diplomacy, and economics as well as art and literature across the twentieth century"--OCLC.

Examines evolutionary biology, anthropology, economics, and philosophy as related to world history from the Stone Age to now. Highlights the theory that we are creatures of evolution rather than being the masters of our own destinies.

A compilation of memorable photographs captures the execution of a Viet Cong officer, a woman mourning over one of Kent State's massacre victims, Martin Luther King delivering his "I have a dream" speech, and the devastation of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina.

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.

A guide to the key concepts of the last 250 years.

David Harvey cuts beneath the theoretical debates about postmodernist culture to reveal the social and economic basis of this apparently free-floating phenomenon.

Shows how the experience and wisdom of spiritual pioneers in the fourteenth century illumine our path toward wholeness in a dysfunctional world.