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Covering Western history from the ancient world to the current era of globalization, The Modernization of the Western World describes the forces of social change and what they have meant to the lives of the people caught up in them.
Sommario
Chapter 1 The Modernization of the Western World
Chapter 2 Modernization and Social Change
Chapter 3 The Ancient and Classical Inheritance
Chapter 4 Europe in the Middle Ages
Chapter 5 The Late Middle Ages and the Transformation of Medieval Society
Chapter 6 The Italian Renaissance
Chapter 7 The Reformation
Chapter 8 Commerce, Cities, and Capitalism
Chapter 9 The Centralization and Rationalization of the Political State
Chapter 10 The Enlightenment
Chapter 11 The French Revolution
Chapter 12 The Industrial Revolution
Chapter 13 Classical Liberalism and the Bourgeois State
Chapter 14 Karl Marx and the Socialist Response to Capitalism
Chapter 15 Nationalism and Nations
Chapter 16 The Age of Empire
Chapter 17 The Great War
Chapter 18 Europe between Wars
Chapter 19 The Rise of Fascism
Chapter 20 Total War
Chapter 21 The Cold War
Chapter 22 Globalization and Social Change
Chapter 23 Terror and Terrorism
Chapter 24 Arguing About History: Can Modernization Theory Help Us Understand the Perplexing Events of Recent Years?
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The late John McGrath made his name as a playwright and television writer and director, founding the 7:84 Theatre Companies, as well as the hit TV series Z-Cars. He wrote over 50 plays for theatre and numerous feature film screenplays, and ran his own film production company, Freeway Films. He was Visiting Fellow in Theatre at Cambridge University, and Visiting Professor in Media Studies at Royal Holloway College.
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Covering Western history from the ancient world to the current era of globalization, The Modernization of the Western World describes the forces of social change and what they have meant to the lives of the people caught up in them.
