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Beschreibung
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.
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.
Über den Autor
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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

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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Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781032740072
ISBN-10: 1032740078
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Mcgrath, John
Martin, Kathleen Callanan
Auflage: 3. Auflage
Hersteller: Routledge
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: John Mcgrath (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.08.2024
Gewicht: 0,524 kg
Artikel-ID: 128733438