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005			20241102094521.0
020			_a9781137483645
082			_a909.82 _bLOW
100			_aLowe, Norman
245		0	_aMastering Modern World History / _cNorman Lowe
250			_a5th edition
260			_bPalgrave Macmillan, _c2021.
300			_axx,698p
500			_aThe fifth edition of this bestselling book is for school and college students taking courses in modern world history and for undergraduates in history and international relations. It is a complete, self-contained, lively and highly readable course, suitable for individual study or classroom use. The general reader who wishes to find out how the world got into its present state will also find the book useful. Key features of the fifth edition: a new chapter on Latin America and its changing relationship with the USA; new sections on the Arab Spring, the 2008 financial crash and its aftermath, and the European Union in crisis; and new material on the changing face of communism in China, Bush to Obama in the USA, Russia under Putin and Medvedev, the continuing conflict between Palestinians and Israelis, and the "war" against terrorism. Content includes: a survey of international relations and war from 1900 to 2012; Europe and its history--the rise and fall of fascism and communism; international affairs of the major superpowers--USA, Russia/USSR, and China; international conflict--The Holocaust, 9/11, and the fall of Saddam Hussein; decolonization and subsequent events in Africa, and the rise of political Islam; global problems--climate change, economic crises, the population "explosion"; and mention of disagreements and controversies among historians, as well as new interpretations and discoveries.includes bibliographical references and inedex
650			_aHistory
942			_cENG
999			_c164468 _d164468