The Twentieth-Century World: An International History

by William R. Keylor

This highly successful text offers a narrative account of twentieth-century international history with extensive coverage given to the United States, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The book uses a distinctive analytical framework in order to examine the evolving
relations between the major world powers throughout the last century. Now in its fourth edition, The Twentieth-Century World has been thoroughly updated to reflect the full span of the twentieth century up through the year 2000. Keylor expands his coverage of such recent events as the Middle East
peace process, NATO expansion, negotiations for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and the war in Chechnya. This new edition includes a completely up-to-date bibliographical essay and 27 maps for ease of reference. Its clear and concise style make The Twentieth-Century World an essential
text for courses on twentieth-century international history.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, World History, Historical, The World, Political Science, Politics

640 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

Reviews

[Jordan Maloney]

I enjoyed this book, even if it was more Eurocentric than it had any right to be.

When it comes to a broad history like this, I think it's important to put a healthy emphasis on Africa and South America. They are definitely written about in this work, but any mention of an African or South American nation is in relation to what that country meant to one of the major Western powers at that particular time.

[Paul Pryce]

I’m not an historian.
I thought this was a fantastic read, deep and wide. Covers international history from slightly before the 20th century up to the end of early 80s, I guess when it written.
Really thought provoking.

[Angela Pan]

-really helpful history book
-good for IB history
-interesting analysis coupled with factual details
*personally, I liked the perspective on origin of the Cold War

[Joma Geneciran]

Keylor does a great job of writing an introductory international history. I am a fan of assigning articles; namely for accessibility reasons. But several chapters in this are worth a second look.

[Seph Coster]

I took Mr. Keylor's International Relations course and had no trouble reading through this text. At all times engaging, he addresses the key issues of the time, and perhaps more importantly, manages to convey the important nuances that shaped the decisions of senior leaders. Highly recommend reading this in conjunction with primary source readings of speeches and letters to get the full effect.

[Cukooforbozojazz]

I read this for a class in college back in 2001 so I don't know if later editions are good. I recommend to people curious about everything that's happened in international relations in the last one hundred years or so.

[Hammy]

Top book about The Twentieth-Century. It is mostly about political and economical history.

It gives a great basic knowledge about this periode and it is not hard to read although it is university level.

I can't remember anything like art, music or....

[J.]

Good Textbook.

[Danni]

Clear.