457 books
—
105 voters
20th Century
The 20th century was the period between January 1, 1901 and December 31, 2000 inclusive. It was the tenth and last century of the 2nd millennium. It is distinct from the century known as the 1900s (sometimes written 19XX), which began on January 1, 1900 and ended December 31, 1999.
The century had the first global-scale wars between world powers across continents in World War I and World War II. Nationalism became a major political issue in the world in the 20th century, acknowledged in international law along with the right of nations to self-determination, official decolonization in the mid-c ...more
The century had the first global-scale wars between world powers across continents in World War I and World War II. Nationalism became a major political issue in the world in the 20th century, acknowledged in international law along with the right of nations to self-determination, official decolonization in the mid-c ...more
New Releases Tagged "20th Century"
Related Genres
“
The degeneration of the revolution in Russia does not pass from the revolution for communism to the revolution for a developed kind of capitalism, but to a pure capitalist revolution. It runs in parallel with world-wide capitalist domination which, by successive steps, eliminates old feudal and Asiatic forms in various zones. While the historical situation in the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries caused the capitalist revolution to take liberal forms, in the twentieth century it
...more
”
―
―
“
The birth of the 20th century was like a flaming sunrise. More was expected of the century than any other. So much had been achieved in the previous one that it seemed sensible to expect that henceforth the world's triumphs would far outweigh the disasters.
...more
”
― A Short History of the Twentieth Century
― A Short History of the Twentieth Century
This global discussion group has been designed to encourage debates about important and underrep…more
24,339 members,
last active 16 hours ago
We'll read and analyze a poem a week. I am concentrating on Emily Dickinson, but members csn sug…more
4 members,
last active 12 years ago
You are in the 20th century and you must make your life as fun and great as possible. With new i…more
1 member,
last active 10 years ago
The secret book society of J and B. Meetings/discussions are held in bed, over a plate of cheesy…more
1 member,
last active 8 years ago
