Table of Contents

Prologue: The World from the Twentieth to the Twenty-First Century 1. Social Change and National Rivalry in Europe, 1900–1914 2. Beyond Europe: The Shifting Balance of Global Power 3. The Great War, Revolution and the Search for Stability 4. The Continuing World Crisis, 1929–1939 5. The Second World War 6. Post-War Europe, 1945–1947 7. The United States and the Beginning of the Cold War, 1945–1948 8. The Transformation of Asia, 1945–1955 9. The Ending of European Dominance in the Middle East, 1919–1980 10. The Cold War: Superpower Confrontation, 1948–1964 11. The Recovery of Western Europe in the 1950s and 1960s 12. Who will Liberate the Third World? 1954–1968 13. Two Faces of Asia: After 1949 14. Latin America after 1945: Problems Unresolved 15. Africa after 1945: Conflict and the Threat of Famine 16. The United States and the Soviet Bloc after 1963: The Great Transformation 17. Western Europe Gathers Strength: After 1968 18. Global Change: From the Twentieth to the Twenty-First Century. Short Bibliography. Index

About the Author

J.A.S. Grenville is Professor of Modern History, Emeritus at the University of Birmingham. He is the author of a number of books, including Europe Reshaped, 1848-1878 (1999) and is co-editor of The Major International Treaties of the Twentieth Century: A History and Guide with Texts (2000).

Reviews

Praise for the first edition:

'This book by the masterful international relations historian, Grenville, already finds primacy of place in the reading lists of most university courses as the single definitive history of this century.' – The Journal of the United Service Insitution of India

'This is an excellent overview for sixth formers or undergraduates.' – Catholic Herald

'Magnificently detailed, brilliantly written. An extraordinarily readable global history.' – Parade MagazinePraise for this edition:'To gain a better understanding of the world we live in, A History of the World is essential reading material and an obligatory purchase for the libraries of all tertiary institutions, as well as the bookshelves of those involved in the subject.' – F.A.Mouton, University of South Africa

"Follows a relatively new trend among historians to abandon their sometimes narrow parochialism in favour of 'world history' his volume deals with more thematic issues like industrialization, the empowerment of women, the rise of environmental concerns and multinational corporations." - Foreign Affairs"Magnificently detailed, brilliantly written...An extraordinarily readable global history." - Parade Magazine