List of Maps
Preface
Prologue
Part I: The Birth of the 20th Century
Accelerating Change and the Transition to the 20th Century
Redrawing the Global Map
Social Transformations and the Coming of the 20th Century
Intellectual Foundations for a New Century
Part Overview
Chapter 1
Western Industrialization and the Foundations of the 20th Century
Introduction
The Industrial Revolution in Europe
document: Feminism
The Consolidation of the Industrial Order, 1850—1914
Diplomatic Tensions Among the Western Powers
analysis: The United States in World History
Conclusion: Diplomacy and Society
Chapter 2
Extending the Industrial Core: The Emergence of Russia and Japan as 20th-Century Powers
Introduction
Reforms in Russia, 1861—1914
Protest and Revolution
document: Conditions Under Russian Industrialization
Japan: Reform, Industrialization, and Rise to Global Power
analysis: The Separate Paths of Japan and China
Conclusion: Responses to the West and the Question of Autonomy
Chapter 3
Industrialization and Imperialism: The Making of a Global Colonial Order
Introduction
Industrial Rivalries and the Partition of the World, 1870—1914
Colonial Regimes and African and Asian Peoples
analysis: Western Education and the Rise of an African and Asian Middle Class
document: Contrary Images: The Colonizer Versus the Colonized on the “Civilizing Mission”
White Dominions and Mixed Settler Colonies
Conclusion: The Pattern of the Age of Imperialism
Chapter 4
Precarious Sovereignty: Western Informal Empire and Constricted Development
in Latin America, the Middle East, and China
Introduction
National Consolidation in Latin America
analysis: Explaining Underdevelopment
The Great Boom, 1880—1920
From Empire to Nation: Ottoman Retreat and the Birth of Turkey
Western Intrusions and the Crisis in the Arab Islamic Heartlands
The Last Dynasty: The Slow Death of the Qing Empire in China
document: Revolutionary Impulses and the Breakdown of the Confucian Order
Conclusion: Islamic and Chinese Responses to the Challenge of the West
Part II: A Half-Century of Crisis, 1914—1945
Decades of Turmoil
Foundations of an Era of Revolutions and Totalitarian States
Part Overview
Chapter 5
Descent into the Abyss: World War I and the Crisis of the European Global Order
Introduction
The Coming of the Great War
A World at War
Failed Peace
World War I and the Nationalist Assault on the European Colonial Order
document: Lessons for the Colonized from the Slaughter in the Trenches
analysis: Women in Asian and African Nationalist Movements
Conclusion: After Catastrophe
Chapter 6
The Postwar World: The Unfolding of Revolutionary Challenges
Introduction
The Disarray of Western Europe, 1918—1929
The West Outside Europe: The British Commonwealth and the United States
Revolution: The First Waves
document: Socialist Realism
analysis: A Century of Revolutions
Conclusion: The Enduring Impact of a Catastrophic Global War
Chapter 7
Global Depression and the Challenge of Totalitarianism
Introduction
The Global Great Depression
analysis: Learning from the 1930s
The 1930s in Latin America
The Militarization of Japan
Stalinism in the Soviet Union
document: The Leader of the Soviet Union Evaluates the Depression
Conclusion: Economic Autarky and the Coming of Another World War
Chapter 8
A Second Global Conflict and the End of the European World Order
Introduction
Old and New Causes of a Second World War
analysis: From Mechanized to High-Tech War and the Rise of Resistance to Both
Unchecked Aggression and the Coming of the War in Europe and the Pacific
The Conduct of a Second Global War
document: Japan and the Defeat in World War II
War’s End and the Emergence of the Superpower Standoff
Nationalism and Decolonization
Conclusion: The Limits of Decolonization
Part III: After the Deluge: World History in the Era of the Cold War
Cold War Transformations and the Transition to a New Era
The Cold War and Shifts in the Balance of Global Power
Global Adjustments: Postcolonial Options and the Persistence of Revolution
The New Position of East Asia
Portents of the Future of the Global Community
Chapter 9
The West and the World During the Cold War: Changing Definitions and Changing Roles
Introduction
After World War II: International Setting for the West
The Resurgence of Western Europe
document: Youth Culture in the 1960s
Cold War Allies: The United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
analysis: The United States and Western Europe: Convergence and Complexity
Culture and Society in the West
Conclusion: Adjusting to Advanced Industrial Society
Chapter 10
The Eastern Bloc, the Cold War, and Global Repercussions
Introduction
Themes in Eastern European History Since 1945
Soviet Culture: Promoting New Beliefs and Institutions
document: 1986: A New Wave of Reform
analysis: The Nature of Totalitarianism
Conclusion: Before the Fall
Chapter 11
The Postcolonial Era in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia
Introduction
The Challenges of Independence
analysis: Artificial Nations and the Rising Tide of Communal Strife
Paths to Economic Growth and Social Justice
document: Between Africa and the West–the Emerging Elites of the Developing World
Conclusion: The Postcolonial Experience in Historical Perspective
Chapter 12
Cold War Confrontations and the Resurgence of Revolution
Introduction
Mao’s China and Beyond
The Vietnam Wars for National Liberation
Revolutions and Superpower Interventions in Latin America
document: The People Speak
analysis: Human Rights in the 20th Century
Conclusion: Mixed Returns from Revolution in a Turbulent Century
Chapter 13
Up from the Ashes: Japan and the Pacific Rim in New Global Roles
Introduction
The Aftermath of World War II in Eastern Asia
Japan, Incorporated
document: Wariness of the West and Defense of Japanese Traditions
The Pacific Rim: New Japans?
Common Themes in the Pacific Rim
analysis: The Pacific Rim as a U.S. Policy Issue
Conclusion: The Pacific Rim as Exception or as Model
Part IV: After the Fall: Toward a New Millennium
Toward Globalization: Promise and Perils
Troubling Contours of a New World Order
Chapter 14
The End of the Cold War and the Shape of a New Era
Introduction
The Spread of Democracy
The End of the Cold War
document: Democratic Protest and Repression in China
The Great Powers
analysis: How Much Historical Change?
Conclusion: New Trends in the Post—Cold War Era
Chapter 15
Globalization and Its Enemies: The Challenges of Fashioning a 21st-Century World Order
Introduction
The Resurgence of Globalization
document: Protests Against Globalization
Globalization and the Environment: Global Warming and a Planet in Peril
Regional, Ethnic, and Religious Conflicts
analysis: Terrorism, Then and Now
The United States and the New Pattern of Conflict
Conclusion: Back to the Future?
Chapter 16
Epilogue: Global History Yet to Come
Introduction
Trends
New Directions
Optimists and Pessimists
Regions, Civilizations, and World Forces
Conclusion: Asking Questions
Credits
Index
Note: Each chapter ends with Further Reading and On the Web sections