Tragedy and Hope

A History of the World in Our Time

Carroll Quigley

Volumes 1-8

New York: The Macmillan Company1966

Tragedy and Hope, A History of the World in Our Time

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Table of Contents

IntroductionPrefacePart One—Introduction: Western Civilization In Its World SettingChapter 1—Cultural Evolution in CivilizationsChapter 2—Cultural Diffusion in Western Civilization 2Chapter 3—Europe's Shift to the Twentieth CenturyPart Two—Western Civilization to 1914Chapter 4—The Pattern of ChangeChapter 5—European Economic DevelopmentsChapter 6—The United States to 1917Part Three—The Russian Empire to 1917Chapter 7—Creation of the Russian CivilizationPart Four—The Buffer FringeChapter 8—The Near East to 1914Chapter 9—The British Imperial Crisis: Africa, Ireland, and India to 1926Chapter 10—The Far East to World War IPart Five—The First World War: 1914: 1918Chapter 11—The Growth of International Tensions, 1871-1914Chapter 12—Military History, 1914-1918Chapter 13—Diplomatic History, 1914-1 918Chapter 14—The Home Front, 1914-1918Part Six—The Versailles System and the Return to Normalcy: 1919-1929Chapter 15—The Peace Settlements, 1919-1923Chapter 16—Security, 1919-1935