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Contemporary history, in English-language historiography, is a subset of modern history that describes the historical period from about 1945 to the present. [1] In the social sciences, contemporary history is also continuous with, and related to, the rise of postmodernity .
An Encyclopedia of World History (5th ed. 1973); highly detailed outline of events online free Morris, Richard B. and Graham W. Irwin, eds. Harper Encyclopedia of the Modern World: A Concise Reference History from 1760 to the Present (1970) online
Modern history – After the post-classical era Early modern period – The chronological limits of this period are open to debate. It emerges from the Late Middle Ages (c. 1500), demarcated by historians as beginning with the fall of Constantinople in 1453, in forms such as the Italian Renaissance in the West, the Ming dynasty in the East, and ...
Contemporary history timelines (11 C, 48 P) Timelines of current events (30 P) * Current events (11 C, 2 P) 0–9. 21st century (66 C, 45 P) 1950s (53 C, 5 P) 1960s ...
Contemporary history, i.e. from the mid-20th century after World War II to the present day in the 21st century Subcategories. This category has the following 52 ...
The modern era or the modern period is considered the current historical period of human history.It was originally applied to the history of Europe and Western history for events that came after the Middle Ages, often from around the year 1500, like the Reformation in Germany giving rise to Protestantism.
The contemporary history of Spain is the historiographical discipline and a historical period of Spanish history. However, conventionally, Spanish historiography tends to consider as an initial milestone not the French Revolution , nor the Independence of the United States or the English Industrial Revolution , but a decisive local event: the ...
Pages in category "Contemporary history timelines" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *