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Informationen zum Autor Kenneth L. Campbell is Professor of History at Monmouth University. Klappentext Featuring the one author, one voice approach, this text is ideal for instructors who do not wish to neglect the importance of non-Western perspectives on the study of the past. The book is a brief, affordable presentation providing a coherent examination of the past from ancient times to the present. Religion, everyday life, and transforming moments are the three themes employed to help make the past interesting, intelligible, and relevant to contemporary society. Zusammenfassung Featuring the one author, one voice approach, this text is ideal for instructors who do not wish to neglect the importance of non-Western perspectives on the study of the past. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Maps, Tables, and Charts List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments 1. Absolutism and Political Revolution in the Seventeenth Century 2. The Scientific Revolution and Changes in Thought and Society in the Seventeenth Century 3. The Enlightenment, 1715-1789 4. The Age of Revolution in France and the Americas, 1775-1815 5. Revolution, Reaction, and Ideology, 1815-1848 6. Cultural Interaction Between Europe and the World in the Nineteenth Century 7. Europe and the West in the Age of Nationalism and Reform, 1848-1914 8. World War I and the Russian Revolution, ca. 1900-1924 9. The Aftermath of World War I, 1919-1929 10. The Crisis of the Interwar Years, 1919-1939 11. World War II and Its Aftermath, 1939-1949 12. The Cold War and the Postwar Era, 1945-1960 13. The Pivotal 1960s 14. Democracies and Dictatorships, 1970-1989 15. After the Cold War: The West and the Contemporary World Epilogue: The Shaping of the Past and the Challenges of the Future Index About the Author
