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Book SynopsisThe book is a series of twenty-three linked interpretive essays on the most significant developments in modern times--ranging from athletics to art, the economy to the environment.
Trade Review"This volume attempts to go beyond the frantic list-making that has characterized many end-of -the-century books and delves into the ways twentieth century has changed human life." -- Foreign Affairs
Table of ContentsContributors Introduction, Richard W. Bulliet 1. High Culture, Richard W. Bulliet 2. Popular Culture, Richard W. Bulliet 3. The "Woman Question", Rosalind Rosenberg 4. Religion, Zachary Karabell 5. Athletics: Play and Politics, Jean-Marc Ran Oppenheim 6. Ethnicity and Racism, J. Paul Martin 7. Imperialism and Decolonization, Ainslee Embree 8. Nationalism, James Mayall 9. Socialism and Communism, Sheila Fitzpatrick 10. The International Order, Akira Iriye 11. War: Institution Without Portfolio, Robert L. O'Connell 12. Industry and Business, William N. Parker 13. Money and Economic Change, William C. McNeil 14. Technology and Invention, Christopher Freeman 15. Agriculture: Crops, Livestock, and Farmers, B. F. Stanton 16. Communications, Jahan Salehi and Richard W. Bulliet 17. Transportation, John C. Spychalski 18. Scientific Thought, Eric Holtzman 19. Paths to Discovery, Neil Degrasse Tyson 20. Twentieth-Century Medicine, David Rosner 21. Ecology and the Environment, Mary Corliss Pearl 22. Cities, Kenneth T. Jackson 23. Demography and Population Movements, Georges Sabagh 24. Epilogue: The Twenty-first Century, Richard W. Bulliet Index -- American Historical Review
