Conflicts and Controversies of the 20th Century: A Rediscovery of Man and His Mind
Serrakai, Francis
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PRODUCT DETAILS
Book ID : 8982
ISBN-10 : 81-87336-50-1 / 8187336501
ISBN-13 : 978-81-87336-50-1 / 9788187336501
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2005
Edition :
Language : English
vi, 340p., Index, 25 cm.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS:- 1. United Nationsial Order: The Conflict Within. 2. Man and the Age of Politics: The Conflict of States. 3. Man and the Age of Science. 4. The 20th Century: A Historical Overview. 5. War and Peace in the Nineties. 6. United Nations: Half a Century of World Order. 7. Summary of International Affairs.
DESCRIPTION
The twentieth century has also provided man with landmarks in both mind and matter. The origins, development and applications of concepts of Progress have been inevitably intertwined with controversy, most of the latter of man's own making. Thus, we have seen the reckless exploitation of Natural resources that stemmed from man's insatiable wants. This gave Birth to a new awareness of the fragility of the ecological system and organised efforts to rectify the damage already done. Thus rose controversies between industry and environmentalists. Another aspect discussed in the following pages relates to the conflict between man and Technology and the consequences of tampering with the natural order. Interlinked to all human progress is man's own Political ambitions fuelled by either territorial ambitions, prejudices or sheer assertion of superior strength. Thus, the century witnessed the great Conflicts of the First World War and the Second World War, followed by the Nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The conflicts and controversies that marked the century just gone by are profiled in the articles, papers and excerpts that constitute the present publication. It will be of much use to not only scholars and academicians but also journalists and writers who wish to have a comprehensive overview of the past hundred years of man's progress.
