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“Making of the Modern World” is a historical survey of the twentieth century. It aims to give students a better understanding of the world we live in today by introducing them to the ideas, people, and events that shaped it. This course begins in Europe and then moves on to cover Asia, Africa, and the Americas, providing a nuanced and global perspective of major social, cultural, and political changes.
This book provides an account of the history of international relations in the twentieth century, covering events in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas. They focus on the history of relations between states and on the broad ideological, economic and cultural forces that have influenced the evolution of international politics over the past one hundred years. The book is divided into 23 chapters arranged in a roughly chronological manner, and this third edition includes a new chapter on the international history of human rights and its advocacy organizations, including NGOs.
