Despotism and Democracy: The Great Modern Contest
Description:
Despotism and Democracy is a collection of ten short, highly readable essays about major themes in world history of the past century. Each essay provides a broad base of history for understanding, in succession: global prospects at the start of the 20th century; imperialism; the end of Western empires and the emergence of new nations; war and revolution, 1900-1945; cold war and its aftermath since 1945; totalitarianism; socialism; capitalism; the state and bureaucracy; major world faiths and their modern challenges. The overarching motif is the spread of Western ideals and institutions over the globe after 1900 and the ensuing contests between democratic and despotic governments to control that world. The book is aimed at the common reader as well as for the classroom and aims to present the best that has been thought and said about the various topics. For those interested in a deeper understanding, a selection of titles of the leading specialized studies is provided "for further reading."
Best prices to buy, sell, or rent ISBN 9780971941434
Frequently Asked Questions about Despotism and Democracy: The Great Modern Contest
If you’re interested in selling back the Despotism and Democracy: The Great Modern Contest book, you can always look up BookScouter for the best deal. BookScouter checks 30+ buyback vendors with a single search and gives you actual information on buyback pricing instantly.
As for the Despotism and Democracy: The Great Modern Contest book, the best buyback offer comes from and is $ for the book in good condition.
The Despotism and Democracy: The Great Modern Contest book is in very low demand now as the rank for the book is 10,248,487 at the moment. A rank of 1,000,000 means the last copy sold approximately a month ago.
Not enough insights yet.