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Informationen zum Autor C.A. Bayly (1945-2015) was Vere Harmsworth Professor of History in the University of Cambridge and a fellow of St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, from 1970 until 2015, and a leader in the field of global history. He won the Wolfson History Prize for his distinguished contribution to History in 2004 and received a knighthood for his services to the profession in 2007. Among his other significant works are The Birth of the Modern World: Global Connections and Comparisons, 1780-1914 (Wiley, 2004); Forgotten Armies: The Fall of British Asia, 1941-1945 (2005) and Forgotten Wars: Freedom and Revolution in Southeast Asia (2007), both co-authored with T.N. Harper; and Recovering Liberties: Indian Thought in the Age of Liberalism Empire (2012). He was a fellow of the British Academy, the Royal Historical Society, the Royal Society of Literature, and the Academia Europaea.In 2016 he became the first posthumous recipient of the Toynbee Prize. Klappentext THE BLACKWELL HISTORY OF THE WORLDThe sequel and companion volume to C.A. Bayly's ground-breaking The Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914, this wide-ranging and sophisticated study explores global history since the First World War, offering a coherent, comparative overview of developments in politics, economics, and society at large."Christopher Bayly's signature moves are all here: Remaking the Modern World places seemingly peripheral conflicts and small wars at the center of world history, probes inequalities in global capitalism, and highlights changing perceptions of self and community. A capstone achievement of one of the most important world historians of our age." -Lauren Benton, Nelson O. Tyrone, Jr. Chair in History and Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University"This great work avoids drawing simplistic 'lessons from the past.' But, if a book helps us to understand how the multiple challenges of today came about, it is Remaking the Modern World with its acuity and wisdom." -Jürgen Osterhammel, author of The Transformation of the World: A Global History of the Nineteenth Century"Christopher Bayly was one of the wisest, most knowledgeable and most humane historians of his generation. This ambitious and challenging history of the contemporary world is his last word." -Dominic Lieven, Senior Research Fellow, Trinity College, Cambridge"Only Chris Bayly could write a global history of the twentieth century that avoids all clichés. Founded on deep knowledge, and even deeper thought, it both illuminates the past and shines light on the tempestuous present. It is an inspiration." -Ruth Harris, Senior Research Fellow, Professor of Modern History, All Souls' College, Oxford Zusammenfassung The sequel and companion volume to C.A. Bayly's ground-breaking The Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914, this wide-ranging and sophisticated study explores global history since the First World War, offering a coherent, comparative overview of developments in politics, economics, and society at large. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures and Photo Credits vii Series Editor's Preface ix Christopher Bayly and the Making of World History xiii Preface xix Introduction 1 1 The World Crisis, c.1900-1930: Europe and the "Middle East" 12 2 The World Crisis, c.1900-1930: Africa, Asia and Beyond 29 3 Authoritarianism and Dictatorship Worldwide, c. 1900-1950 49 4 Democracies and Their Discontents, c. 1900-1950 67 5 The Depression: State Intervention and Popular Resistance 84 6 The Second World War and its Consequences 96 7 Peripheral Con¿icts and the End of Old Regimes, c. 1945-1955 118 8 America's Hegemony and Colonialism's Finale, mid-1950s to 1970s 139 9 The "Tipping Point": World Politics and the Shock of the "Long 1980s" 162 10 The Expansion of Human Knowledge: The Twentieth-Century Person and Society 179 11 The S...
