ABSTRACT

The Routledge Companion to World History since 1914 is an outstanding compendium of facts and figures on World History. Fully up-to-date, reliable and clear, this volume is the indispensable source of information on a thorough range of topics such as:

  • the Arab-Israeli conflict
  • anti-semitism and the Holocaust
  • all the world's major famines and natural disasters since 1914 
  • whether all countries of the world have a king, president, prime minister or other governance
  • GNP of the world's major states, year by year
  • biographies of key figures
  • civil rights movements
  • the Vietnam War
  • the rise of terrorism
  • globalization.

Thematically presented, the book covers topics relevant from the First World War to the Iraq war of 2003, and from post-colonial Africa to conflicts and movements in Southeast Asia.

With maps, chronologies and full bibliography, this user-friendly reference work is the essential companion for students of history, politics and international relations, and for all those with an interest in world history.

chapter I|238 pages

Part I Political history

chapter II|87 pages

Part II Wars and international affairs

chapter III|50 pages

Part III Economic and social history

chapter IV|42 pages

Part IV Biographies

chapter V|46 pages

Part V Glossary of terms

chapter VI|54 pages

Part VI Topic Bibliography