A Brief History of Human Culture in the 20th Century

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Xin, Qi (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: China Academic Library,
• Θέματα: Civilization-History.; Applied sociology.; Cultural studies.; Philosophy and social sciences.; Cultural History.; Social/Human Development Studies.; Cultural Studies.; Philosophy of the Social Sciences.

 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. . 

 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.