Sources of twentieth-century global history / James H. Overfield.

• World in an era of transformation and Western dominance, 1880-1914: Global interaction in an era of imperialism and migration; Seeds of change, politics, society, and culture -- Decades of war, economic upheaval, and revolution, 1914-1939: World War I and its global significance; Decades of crisis in the Western world and the Soviet Union; Latin America in an era of economic challenge and political change; Africa under colonial rule; Asia in an era of nationalism and revolution -- From World War II to the early 1970s, decades of conflict, decolonization, and economic recovery: World War II and its aftermath; Industrialized West in an era of economic growth and social change; Worlds apart, the USSR, the Soviet Bloc, and China; Emergence of a third world -- Century's close, from Cold War to globalization: 1970s and 1980s, years of challenge and change; Century's last decade.

• With sources from around the globe, this ... reader offers ... balanced coverage of the events and developments that shaped the twentieth century. Special attention is devoted to women's activism, including their statements against Chinese footbinding; unfair educational and work opportunities in Egypt; the Indian dowry system; and abortion restrictions under Stalin. Treaties, laws, speeches, literature, political tracts, letters ... and more make for [a] diverse ... pool of primary sources.-Back cover. 

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