20Th Century category: 9982 books
The Life of Prayer in a World of Science
Protestants, Prayer, and American Culture, 1870-1930
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2000
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Christians carried on an intense debate concerning the doctrine of prayer. This ideological revolution affected not only the ways that they interpreted the Bible but also how they prayed. In this book, Rick Ostrander explores the attempts of American...
Regionalism and Modern Europe
Identity Construction and Movements from 1890 to the Present Day
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2018
Providing a valuable overview of regionalism throughout the entire continent, Regionalism in Modern Europe combines both geographical and thematic approaches to examine the origins and development of regional movements and identities in Europe from 1890 to the present.
A wide range of internationally...
by Mark Hurst
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
In the latter half of the 20th century, a number of dissidents engaged in a series of campaigns against the Soviet authorities and as a result were subjected to an array of cruel and violent punishments. A collection of like-minded activists in Britain campaigned on their behalf, and formed a variety...
by Javed Majeed
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2018
George Abraham Grierson’s Linguistic Survey of India is one of the most complete sources on South Asian languages. This book is the first detailed examination of the Survey. It shows how the Survey collaborated with Indian activists to consolidate the regional languages in India. By focusing on...
by David Bullock
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
The Russian Civil War is the most important civil war of the 20th century, changing the lives of over half a billion people and dramatically shaping the geography of Europe, the Far East and Asia. Over a four-year period 20 countries battled in a crucible that would give birth to Communist revolutions...
Gabrielle Petit
The Death and Life of a Female Spy in the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2015
In central Brussels stands a statue of a young woman. Built in 1923, it is the first monument to a working-class woman in European history. Her name was Gabrielle Petit. History has forgotten Petit, an ambitious and patriotic Belgian, executed by firing squad in 1916 for her role as an intelligence...
And the Band Played On
Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic, 20th-Anniversary Edition
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2007
Upon it's first publication twenty years ago, And The Band Played on was quickly recognized as a masterpiece of investigative reporting. An international bestseller, a nominee for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and made into a critically acclaimed movie, Shilts' expose revealed why AIDS was...
A Century of Spies:Intelligence in the Twentieth Century
Intelligence in the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 1995
Here is the ultimate inside history of twentieth-century intelligence gathering and covert activity. Unrivalled in its scope and as readable as any spy novel, A Century of Spies travels from tsarist Russia and the earliest days of the British Secret Service to the crises and uncertainties of today's...
Making the American Century
Essays on the Political Culture of Twentieth Century America
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2014
The twentieth century has been popularly seen as "the American Century," a long period in which the United States had amassed the economic resources, the political and military strength, and the moral prestige to assume global leadership. By century's end, the trajectory of American politics,...
by Mark Clapson
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2009
The Routledge Companion to Twentieth-Century Britain is a jargon-free guide to the social, economic and political history of Britain since 1900. Opening with a general introduction and overview of twentieth century Britain, the book contains a wealth of chronologies, facts and figures, introductions...
by Tim Bryars, Tom Harper
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2014
The twentieth century was a golden age of mapmaking, an era of cartographic boom. Maps proliferated and permeated almost every aspect of daily life, not only chronicling geography and history but also charting and conveying myriad political and social agendas. Here Tim Bryars and Tom Harper select...
by Zeke C. Jarvis Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2015
This unprecedented look at the history of satire in America showcases the means by which our society is informed by humor—from the way we examine the news, to how we communicate with each other, to what we seek out for entertainment. From biographical information to critical reception of material...
The Kennedy Half-Century
The Presidency, Assassination, and Lasting Legacy of John F. Kennedy
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
An original and illuminating narrative revealing John F. Kennedy's lasting influence on America, by the acclaimed political analyst Larry J. Sabato.
John F. Kennedy died almost half a century ago-yet because of his extraordinary promise and untimely death, his star still resonates strongly....
A Century of Revolution
Insurgent and Counterinsurgent Violence during Latin America’s Long Cold War
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2010
Latin America experienced an epochal cycle of revolutionary upheavals and insurgencies during the twentieth century, from the Mexican Revolution of 1910 through the mobilizations and terror in Central America, the Southern Cone, and the Andes during the 1970s and 1980s. In his introduction to A Century...