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Mastering Modern World History

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Mastering Modern World History offers a comprehensive journey through the 20th century, covering pivotal international relations and conflicts from 1900 to today. It explores the rise and fall of fascism and communism worldwide, the global roles of superpowers such as the USA, USSR/Russia, and China, and decolonisation experiences in India, Africa, and Latin America. The book also addresses significant global issues like economic crises and population growth, enhanced by maps, diagrams, and questions for reflection. This sixth edition includes new scholarship and fresh chapters on topics including the Second World War, Tsar Nicholas II, and the Russian Revolutions of 1917.
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This textbook is ideal for secondary school students and undergraduates studying modern world history and international relations, as well as for anyone seeking a thorough understanding of how contemporary global dynamics have evolved.

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The sixth edition of this bestselling book takes students on a journey through the 20th century and provides a clear overview of the key events which have shaped modern world history.

Unrivalled in its broad coverage, it:

  • Surveys international relations and war, from 1900 to the present day
  • Examines the rise and fall of fascism and communism around the globe
  • Explores the international affairs of the major superpowers: the USA, Russia/USSR and China
  • Assesses the experience of decolonization in India, Africa and Latin America
  • Unpicks global issues, including economic crises and population increase

Chapters feature maps, diagrams, and end-of-chapter questions to support and reinforce understanding. This new edition has been updated to take account of new scholarship and provide a more global approach to key chapters in modern world history. Key changes include:

  • New material on the Second World War, beginning with the outbreak of war between China and Japan, and touches upon Italy's campaigns in East and North Africa and Civil Wars taking place in China, Spain, and the Ukraine
  • Coverage of new historical interpretations of the events that led to the First World War
  • New chapters on the history of the United States of America
  • A new chapter on Tsar Nicholas II and the Russian Revolutions of 1917

Mastering Modern World History is the go-to textbook for secondary school students and undergraduates studying modern world history and international relations, and an ideal companion for anyone with an interest in how the world got into its present state.

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Mastering Modern World History is praised for its truly global approach, linking past events to contemporary issues and encouraging deeper exploration. Experts commend its broad scope, clear analysis, and updated scholarship, highlighting its lucid and engaging style as well as detailed coverage of the two World Wars and 20th-century US history.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781350933408

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 July 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Edition: 6th edition

Illustration: 50 Maps

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 36.0mm

Width: 164.0mm

Height: 236.0mm

Weight: 959g

Pages: 720

About the Author

Norman Lowe has had many years' experience of teaching history at all levels and for twenty years was head of history at Nelson and Colne Tertiary College in Lancashire, UK. John Traynor is a retired History Teacher.

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