The World Revolution of Westernization: The Twentieth Century

The World Revolution of Westernization: The Twentieth Century in Global Perspective

Theodore H. Von Laue's stunningly original and controversial book approaches the dynamics of twentieth-century history from an entirely new perspective by proposing that the little-understood historic process known as the world revolution of Westernization has caused the global violence and warfare of this century. Accounting for world wars, the rise of communism and fascism, decolonization, Third World dictatorships, and contemporary terrorism, Von Laue describes the twin processes of the expansion of Western power and the emergence of global interdependence.
His journey through the twentieth century begins in the 1870s with the British raj in India; includes the colonization of Africa, the communist and fascist "counter-revolutions," the Great Depression, Stalinism and Hitler's unleashing of World War II, and the post-war emergence of the United States as the foremost superpower; and ends with the nuclear arms race, the most dangerous of all global tensions. As a challenging history of the contemporary age, this book will make readers think more globally and compassionately about the complex issues that threaten our peace and survival as we prepare to enter the twenty-first century.

Country	USA
Author	Theodore H. Von Laue
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Von Laue Theodore H Von Laue Theodore H
EAN	9780195049077
Feature	World Revolution of Westernization The Twentieth Century in Global Perspective
ISBN	0195049071
Label	Oxford University Press
Manufacturer	Oxford University Press
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NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	418
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PublicationDate	1989-09-07
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Studio	Oxford University Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The World Revolution of Westernization: The Twentieth Century in Global Perspective