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In roughly the second half of the book, Johnson deals with the post-World War II events: the Cold War, the end of colonialism and the simultaneous birth of the Third World concept, the rise of the People's Republic of China and of independent India, the reconstruction and economic boom in post-war Europe, and the rise of the East Asian Tigers.
Modern Times (Wenming Xiaoshi), a 1903 Chinese novel Modern Times: A History of the World from the 1920s to the 1980s , a 1984 book by Paul Johnson Modern Times: Photography in the 20th Century , an exhibition held in winter 2014–2015 at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Eras cannot easily be defined. 1500 is an approximate starting period for the modern era because many major events caused the Western world to change around that time: from the fall of Constantinople (1453), Gutenberg's moveable type printing press (1450s), completion of the Reconquista (1492) and Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas ...
Modern Times was a Utopian community existing from 1851 to 1864 in what is now Brentwood, New York, United States.Founded by Josiah Warren and Stephen Pearl Andrews, the community based its structure on Warren’s ideas of individual sovereignty and equitable commerce. [1]
The list was compiled by a team of critics and editors at The New York Times and, with the input of 503 writers and academics, assessed the books based on their impact, originality, and lasting influence. The selection includes novels, memoirs, history books, and other nonfiction works from various genres, representing well-known and emerging ...
The following are timelines of modern history, from the end of the Middle Ages, c. 1400 – c. 1500, [1] to the present. General timelines. Early modern period For a ...
Modern Times is a 1936 American part-talkie comedy film produced, written and directed by Charlie Chaplin. In Chaplin's last performance as the iconic Little Tramp , his character struggles to survive in the modern, industrialized world.
Les Temps Modernes enjoyed its greatest influence in the 1960s. At this time, it had more than 20,000 subscribers. During the Algerian War (1954–1962) it strongly supported the National Liberation Front, the primary group in the ultimately successful battle against the French.