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The Routledge Companion to World History since 1914 Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Cook, Chris (Author), Stevenson, John (Author)
ISBN: 0415345855     ISBN-13: 9780415345859
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $37.99  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: September 2005
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Annotation: The Routledge Companion to World History since 1914 is an outstanding compendium of facts and figures on World History. Fully up-to-date, reliable and clear, this volume is the indispensable source of information on a thorough range of topics such as:
  • the Arab-Israeli conflict
  • anti-semitism and the Holocaust
  • all the world's major famines and natural disasters since 1914 
  • whether all countries of the world have a king, president, prime minister or other governance
  • GNP of the world's major states, year by year
  • biographies of key figures
  • civil rights movements
  • the Vietnam War
  • the rise of terrorism
  • globalization.

Thematically presented, the book covers topics relevant from the First World War to the Iraq war of 2003, and  from post-colonial Africa to conflicts and movements in Southeast Asia.
With maps, chronologies and full bibliography, this user-friendly reference work is the essential companion for students of history, politics and international relations, and for all those with an interest in world history.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Modern - 20th Century
- History | Modern - 21st Century
- History | World - General
Dewey: 909.82
LCCN: 2005006118
Series: Routledge Companions to History
Physical Information: 1.25" H x 6.32" W x 9.26" (1.94 lbs) 592 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Chronological Period - 21st Century
 
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Publisher Description:

The Routledge Companion to World History since 1914 is an outstanding compendium of facts and figures on World History. Fully up-to-date, reliable and clear, this volume is the indispensable source of information on a thorough range of topics such as:

  • the Arab-Israeli conflict
  • anti-semitism and the Holocaust
  • all the world's major famines and natural disasters since 1914
  • whether all countries of the world have a king, president, prime minister or other governance
  • GNP of the world's major states, year by year
  • biographies of key figures
  • civil rights movements
  • the Vietnam War
  • the rise of terrorism
  • globalization.

Thematically presented, the book covers topics relevant from the First World War to the Iraq war of 2003, and from post-colonial Africa to conflicts and movements in Southeast Asia.

With maps, chronologies and full bibliography, this user-friendly reference work is the essential companion for students of history, politics and international relations, and for all those with an interest in world history.