The twentieth century : a world history / Clive Ponting.
The twentieth century : a world history / Clive Ponting.
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New York : H. Holt, 1999.
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Date
1999.
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G 2013/6420
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Language
English
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584 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. The Twentieth Century. 1. 1900 -- Pt. 2. Economic and Social History. 2. People. 3. Production. 4. Environment. 5. Globalization. 6. Economies. 7. Societies -- Pt. 3. International History. 8. Empires. 9. Freedom. 10. Nations. 11. Power. 12. Conflict -- Pt. 4. Domestic History. 13. Tradition....
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Publisher
New York : H. Holt, 1999.
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1st American ed.
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New York (State)
Date Published
1999.
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Summary
Eschewing conventional chronological accounts, The Twentieth Century is organized around the major themes of the last hundred years. To help us understand our recent past and probable future, Clive Ponting offers a "world systems" theory. His analysis holds that a few core states have dominated much of the rest of the world, which provides raw mate...
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The twentieth century : a world history / Clive Ponting.
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"A John Macrae book."
Originally published: Progress and barbarism. Great Britain : Chatto & Windus, 1998.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [556]-559) and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from REF N909.82/159.
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G 2013/6420
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74VvVE62XGey
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080506088X (hardbound : acid-free paper)
080506088X
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909.82
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991010081109702626
