The Routledge Companion to World History since 1914Routledge, 2006 M01 27 - 592 pages 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:
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. |
Contents
II Wars and International Affairs | 239 |
III Economic and Social History | 326 |
IV Biographies | 376 |
V Glossary of Terms | 418 |
VI Topic Bibliography | 464 |
Maps | 518 |
Index | 527 |
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