The twentieth century : a world history
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New York : H. Holt, 1999.
Edition
First American edition.
ISBN
080506088X, 9780805060881
Physical Desc
584 pages ; 25 cm
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Published
New York : H. Holt, 1999.
Format
Book
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
ISBN
080506088X, 9780805060881
Notes
General Note
Originally published: Progress and barbarism. Great Britain : Chatto & Windus, 1998.
General Note
"A John Macrae book."
General Note
Originally published: Great Britain : Chatto & Windus, 1998 under the title: Progress and barbarism.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 556-559) and index.
Description
"Eschewing conventional chronological accounts, The Twentieth Century is organized around the major themes of the last hundred years. To help us understand our recent past and probable future, Clive Ponting offers a "world systems" theory. His analysis holds that a few core states have dominated much of the rest of the world, which provides raw materials and cheap labor and remains tied to the core as virtual colonial territory. Between these extremes are Latin America, the Middle East, and eastern Asia, which have a limited shot at self-determination. Economic, social, and political differences between the core and periphery continue to grow. Atlantic predominance, which molded world history for four hundred years, has been challenged by the countries of the Pacific." "The book's central theme revolves around the struggle between progress and barbarism; the hope for our future is that "our conscience will catch up with our reason.""--Jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ponting, C. (1999). The twentieth century: a world history (First American edition.). H. Holt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ponting, Clive. 1999. The Twentieth Century: A World History. H. Holt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ponting, Clive. The Twentieth Century: A World History H. Holt, 1999.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ponting, Clive. The Twentieth Century: A World History First American edition., H. Holt, 1999.
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