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A brief history of human culture in the 20th century

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	A brief history of human culture in the 20th centuryby Qi Xin.
Author:	Xin, Qi.
Published:	Singapore :Springer Singapore :2019.
Description:	xlii, 275 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Civilization, Modern20th century.
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9973-2
ISBN:	9789811399732$q(electronic bk.)

A brief history of human culture in the 20th century
Xin, Qi.

A brief history of human culture in the 20th century[electronic resource] /by Qi Xin. - Singapore :Springer Singapore :2019. - xlii, 275 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm. - China academic library,2195-1853. - China academic library..

Preface -- Introduction -- Thinkers Standing on the Threshold of the Century -- The Sensual Culture in Commercialized Civilization -- Rallying Call of the 20th Century - War,Revolution and the Downfall of Fascism -- The Impact of Science and Technology on Culture -- Clashes between Eastern Culture and Western Culture -- Social Mobility, Women's Liberation and Globalization -- From"Modernism" to "Post-Modernism" - Fission of Literature, Arts and Society -- Harbinger of the Digital Era -- Today's Afterglow and Tomorrow's Aurora -- Prophetic Contemplation on the Eve of a New Century -- Bibliography.

This book examines the cultural concepts that guided the development of the "age of mankind"-- 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.

ISBN: 9789811399732$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-981-13-9973-2doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

177682
Civilization, Modern
--20th century.

LC Class. No.: CB425 / .X56 2019

Dewey Class. No.: 909.82

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