Contemporary World History , Fifth Edition

Front Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
BRIEF CONTENTS......Page 7
CONTENTS......Page 8
DOCUMENTS......Page 13
MAPS AND FEATURES......Page 14
PREFACE......Page 15
PART I: NEW WORLD IN THE MAKING......Page 18
The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain......Page 19
The Spread of the Industrial Revolution......Page 20
The Structure of Mass Society......Page 24
Reaction and Revolution: The Decline of the Old Order......Page 27
Liberalism Triumphant......Page 31
The Rise of the Socialist Movement......Page 35
Toward the Modern Consciousness: Intellectual and Cultural Developments......Page 37
The Spread of Colonial Rule......Page 43
The Colonial System......Page 45
India Under the British Raj......Page 48
The Colonial Takeover of Southeast Asia......Page 50
Empire Building in Africa......Page 55
China at Its Apex......Page 64
Traditional China in Decline......Page 66
Chinese Society in Transition......Page 73
Traditional Japan and the End of Isolation......Page 75
Rich Country, Strong Army......Page 76
PART II: CULTURES IN COLLISION......Page 86
International Rivalry and the Coming of War......Page 87
The War......Page 89
War and Revolution......Page 96
Seeking Eternal Peace......Page 101
The Failure of the Peace......Page 103
The Search for a New Reality in the Arts......Page 108
The Rise of Nationalism in Asia and Africa......Page 112
Revolution in China......Page 125
Japan Between the Wars......Page 130
Nationalism and Dictatorship in Latin America......Page 132
The Rise of Dictatorial Regimes......Page 137
The Path to War in Europe......Page 143
The Path to War in Asia......Page 144
The World at War......Page 146
The Peace Settlement......Page 156
The Home Front: Three Examples......Page 158
PART III: ACROSS THE IDEOLOGICAL DIVIDE......Page 164
The Collapse of the Grand Alliance......Page 165
Cold War in Asia......Page 170
From Confrontation to Coexistence......Page 175
An Era of Equivalence......Page 181
The United States Since 1945......Page 185
The Changing Face of American Society......Page 191
Cultural Trends......Page 192
Canada: In the Shadow of Goliath......Page 196
Democracy, Dictatorship, and Development in Latin America Since 1945......Page 197
The Postwar Soviet Union......Page 207
Ferment in Eastern Europe......Page 214
Culture and Society in the Soviet Bloc......Page 216
The Disintegration of the Soviet Empire......Page 219
Western Europe: Recovery and Renewal......Page 226
The Modern Welfare State: Three European Models......Page 229
Western Europe: Th e Search for Unity......Page 235
Aspects of Society in Postwar Europe......Page 239
Aspects of Culture in Postwar Europe......Page 242
Japan: Asian Giant......Page 246
South Korea: A Peninsula Divided......Page 256
Taiwan: The Other China......Page 257
Singapore and Hong Kong: The Littlest Tigers......Page 260
On the Margins of Asia: Postwar Australia and New Zealand......Page 262
PART IV: THIRD WORLD RISING......Page 268
China Under Mao Zedong......Page 269
China After Mao......Page 273
Serve the People: Chinese Society Under Communism......Page 278
China's Changing Culture......Page 284
South Asia......Page 288
Southeast Asia......Page 298
14 EMERGING AFRICA......Page 307
Uhuru: The Struggle for Independence......Page 308
The Era of Independence......Page 310
Continuity and Change in Modern African Societies......Page 318
African Culture......Page 321
Crescent of Conflict......Page 326
Politics and Society in the Contemporary Middle East......Page 335
Contemporary Literature and Art in the Middle East......Page 341
PART V: THE NEW MILLENNIUM......Page 348
16 CONSTRUCTING A NEW WORLD ORDER......Page 349
Contemporary Capitalism and Its Discontents......Page 350
A Transvaluation of Values......Page 353
One World, One Environment......Page 355
Global Village or Clash of Civilizations?......Page 357
The Arts: Mirror of the Age......Page 360
Suggested Reading......Page 362
Index......Page 369