The Ebbing of European Ascendancy: An International History of the World 1914-1945

By Sally Marks

Book Overview

In a space of little over 30 years, the world was transformed. The European great powers were no longer ascendant, even if that was not yet fully revealed to them, and the US, a regional power as of 1914, now belonged to the wholly new category of "superpower." What happened in this short period to work such a dramatic change? The answer lies neither in Europe alone nor in the West more broadly, and one of the virtues of this bold new international history of the period that Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America are allowed to play their parts. It treats the Asian and European crises and wars of 1931-45, for example, as a single interlocking whole, as world leaders at the time were forced to do. It also acknowledges to an unusual degree the importance of imperial and economic circumstances in framing the policies of states towards one another.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340555661
• ISBN13: 9780340555668
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

A great work

Dr. Marks out does herself!History has never been so articulate, clear and gripping. She can raise the most novice historians to experts after quickly reading this book.She is truly a great historian and this book is a must!