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A Brief History of Human Culture in the 20th Century

CHINA ACADEMIC LIBRARY: BRF HIST HUM CULT 20TH CENTURY

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<P>This book examines the cultural concepts that guided the development of the <Q>age of mankind</Q> — the changes that took place in historical, philosophical, scientific, religious, literary, and artistic thought in the 20th century. It discusses a broad range of major topics, including the spread of commercial capitalism; socialist revolutions; the two world wars; anti-colonialist national liberation movements; scientific progress; the clashes and fusion of Eastern and Western cultures; globalization; women's rights movements; mass media and entertainment; the age of information and the digital society. The combination of cultural phenomena and theoretical descriptions ensures a unity of culture, history and logic. Lastly, the book explores the enormous changes in lifestyles and the virtualized future, revealing cultural characteristics and discussing 21st -century trends in the context of information technology, globalization and the digital era. Covers a broad range of subjects in 20th-century culture, such as revolutions and political movements. It focuses on conflicts between Western and Eastern cultures, industrialization and modernization, and the ethics and values of culture and arts; discusses virtual reality, a latecomer with enormous potential to change the life and culture of mankind; and proposes a fair and impartial social order, based on humanized science and standardized finance.</P>

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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Other Frontmatter.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Foreword.
Preface to the English Version.
Introduction.
Contents.
1: Thinkers Standing on the Threshold of the Century.
2: Human Joys and Sorrows in the Process of Industrialization.
3: The Sensual Culture in Commercialized Civilization.
4: Rallying Call of the Twentieth Century&#x2014;War, Revolution and the Downfall of Fascism.
5: The Impact of Science and Technology on Culture.
6: Clashes Between Eastern Culture and Western Culture.
7: Social Mobility, Women&#x0027;s Liberation and Globalization.
8: From &#x201C;Modernism&#x201D; to &#x201C;Post-Modernism&#x201D;&#x2014;Fission of Literature, Arts and Society.
9: Harbinger of the Digital Era.
10: Today&#x0027;s Afterglow and Tomorrow&#x0027;s Aurora.
11: Prophetic Contemplation on the Eve of a New Century.
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