Events That Formed the Modern World [5 volumes]: From the European Renaissance through the War on Terror [5 volumes] - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1598849018 ISBN 13: 9781598849011

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2012

Synopsis

This comprehensive five-volume set contains readable essays that describe and interpret the most important global events since the European Renaissance, some accompanied by related document excerpts and primary source materials.

· Entries covering 62 major events that changed the world

· Contributions from dozens of well-respected scholars from a variety of disciplines

· An extensive timeline accompanies each volume

· Appendices for subjects such as States Achieving Independence since 1945 and Ruling Houses and Dynasties

· An annotated bibliography of many recent works on each subject event

About this title

Book Description:

To understand and appreciate the current state of the world, we need to know history—ancient as well as modern. But how much of what we "knoW" is actually true? Two examples: Adolf Hitler was not a German, but was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire; and Deng Xiaoping, head of Communist China, called for China's economic modernization through an infusion of capitalism.

About the Author:

Frank W. Thackeray is professor emeritus of history at Indiana University Southeast, New Albany.

John E. Findling is professor emeritus of history at Indiana University Southeast, New Albany.

About this edition

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1598849018
• ISBN 13: 9781598849011
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1912
• Editor: Thackeray Frank W., Findling John E.