The sequel and companion volume to C.A. Bayly's ground-breaking The Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914 , this wide-ranging and sophisticated study explores global history since the First World War, offering a coherent, comparative overview of developments in politics, economics, and society at large. Written by one of the leading historians of his generation, an early intellectual leader in the study of World History - Weaves a clear narrative history that explores the themes of politics, economics, social, cultural, and intellectual life throughout the long twentieth century - Identifies the themes of state, capital, and communication as key drivers of change on a global scale in the last century, and explores the impact of those ideas - Interrogates whether warfare was really the pre-eminent driving force of twentieth-century history, and what other ideas shaped the course of history in this period - Explores the causes behind the resurgence of local conflict, rather than global-scale conflict, in the years since the turn of the millennium - Delves into the narrative of inequality, a story that has shaped and been shaped by the events of the last hundred years Part of The Blackwell History of the World Series The goal of this ambitious series is to provide an accessible source of knowledge about the entire human past, for every curious person in every part of the world. It will comprise some two dozen volumes, of which some provide synoptic views of the history of particular regions while others consider the world as a whole during a particular period of time. The volumes are narrative in form, giving balanced attention to social and cultural history (in the broadest sense) as well as to institutional development and political change. Each provides a systematic account of a very large subject, but they are also both imaginative and interpretative. The Series is intended to be accessible to the widest possible readership, and the accessibility of its volumes is matched by the style of presentation and production. "Overall, the great value of this last of Christopher Bayly's books is nonetheless beyond question: Remaking the Modern World is truly thought provoking and speaks to may different discussions, be it on the approach of global history...or the problems and possibilities of presentist history writing." Global Histories , Vol. 5, No. 1 (May 2019) “As with Birth , the value of Remaking lies in the ways in which it re-reads many well-known topics. By placing them in a global perspective, it often ascribes to them very new meanings.” -- Australian Journal of Politics and History : Volume 66, Number 1, 2020 THE BLACKWELL HISTORY OF THE WORLD The sequel and companion volume to C.A. Bayly's ground-breaking The Birth of the Modern World, 1780–1914, this wide-ranging and sophisticated study explores global history since the First World War, offering a coherent, comparative overview of developments in politics, economics, and society at large. "Christopher Bayly's signature moves are all here: Remaking the Modern World places seemingly peripheral conflicts and small wars at the center of world history, probes inequalities in global capitalism, and highlights changing perceptions of self and community. A capstone achievement of one of the most important world historians of our age." —Lauren Benton, Nelson O. Tyrone, Jr. Chair in History and Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University "This great work avoids drawing simplistic 'lessons from the past.' But, if a book helps us to understand how the multiple challenges of today came about, it is Remaking the Modern World with its acuity and wisdom." —Jürgen Osterhammel, author of The Transformation of the World: A Global History of the Nineteenth Century "Christopher Bayly was one of the wisest, most knowledgeable and most humane historians of his generation. This ambitious and challenging history of the contemporary world is his last word." —Dominic Lieven, Senior Research Fellow, Trinity College, Cambridge "Only Chris Bayly could write a global history of the twentieth century that avoids all clichés. Founded on deep knowledge, and even deeper thought, it both illuminates the past and shines light on the tempestuous present. It is an inspiration." —Ruth Harris, Senior Research Fellow, Professor of Modern History, All Souls' College, Oxford THE BLACKWELL HISTORY OF THE WORLD The sequel and companion volume to C.A. Bayly's ground-breaking The Birth of the Modern World, 1780 1914, this wide-ranging and sophisticated study explores global history since the First World War, offering a coherent, comparative overview of developments in politics, economics, and society at large. "Christopher Bayly's signature moves are all here: Remaking the Modern World places seemingly peripheral conflicts and small wars at the center of world history, probes inequalities in global capitalism, and highlights changing perceptions of self and commun