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För 1 dag sedan · Modernism is an early 20th-century movement in literature, visual arts, and music that emphasized experimentation, abstraction, and subjective experience. Philosophy, politics, architecture, and social issues were also aspects of the movement, which sought to change how "human beings in a society interact and live together".
för 2 dagar sedan · Cultural diplomacy became a major feature of international relations in the twentieth century. But what was "cultural" about it exactly? As a concluding event of Benjamin Martin's RJ-project on the history of bilateral cultural treaties, this workshop brings together leading scholars of the history of cultural diplomacy to discuss the changing meanings of "culture" in the twentieth-century ...
för 3 dagar sedan · The early 20th century was marked by two World Wars and numerous political revolutions. World War I (1914–18) and World War II (1939–45) were global conflicts that reshaped the political, social, and economic landscape of the world.
för 3 dagar sedan · What is called the first Industrial Revolution lasted from the mid-18th century to about 1830 and was mostly confined to Britain. The second Industrial Revolution lasted from the mid-19th century until the early 20th century and took place in Britain, continental Europe, North America, and Japan.
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för 4 dagar sedan · John Morris Roberts. London, Penguin, 1999, ISBN: 9780713992573. Reviewer: Dr Adrian Gregory. Pembroke College, Oxford. Citation: Dr Adrian Gregory, review of Twentieth Century: A History of the World 1901-Present, (review no. 203) https://reviews.history.ac.uk/review/203. Date accessed: 7 May, 2024.
för 4 dagar sedan · Bringing together an unparalleled collection of the most important works from the last century from the English-speaking world, Twentieth Century Drama is the essential resource for the study and research of the drama of this influential period. more... American Literature. Twentieth-Century African American Poetry (Chadwyck-Healey)
för 5 dagar sedan · Advanced research centers opened in the early 20th century, often connected with major hospitals. The mid-20th century was characterized by new biological treatments, such as antibiotics. These advancements, along with developments in chemistry, genetics, and radiography led to modern medicine .
