Remaking The Modern World 1900 - 2015 Av C. A. Bayly

<p>The sequel and companion volume to C.A. Bayly''s ground-breaking <i>The Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914</i>, this wide-ranging and sophisticated study explores global history since the First World War, offering a coherent, comparative overview of developments in politics, economics, and society at large.</p><ul><li>Written by one of the leading historians of his generation, an early intellectual leader in the study of World History</li><li>Weaves a clear narrative history that explores the themes of politics, economics, social, cultural, and intellectual life throughout the long twentieth century</li><li>Identifies the themes of state, capital, and communication as key drivers of change on a global scale in the last century, and explores the impact of those ideas</li><li>Interrogates whether warfare was really the pre-eminent driving force of twentieth-century history, and what other ideas shaped the course of history in this period</li><li>Explores the causes behind the resurg