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Spanning the momentous years from 1910 to 1914, this volume offers a concise yet vivid chronicle of the era’s most significant political, scientific and cultural milestones. Leading scholars from America and Europe have woven together brief introductions, timelines and bibliographies, presenting the rise of the South African Union, Portugal’s shift to a republic, the daring pole‑ward expedition of Roald Amundsen, and the accelerating push for women’s suffrage, all in a clear, non‑partisan voice that invites listeners to grasp the pulse of the times.

Beyond the headlines, the narrative captures a prevailing optimism—a belief that humanity was moving toward peaceful, democratic evolution rather than old‑world militarism. Yet the same pages hint at the undercurrents of unrest: parliamentary upheavals, secret anarchist plots, and the growing tension that would soon test the era’s hopeful aspirations. Listeners are offered a balanced portrait of a world on the brink, where groundbreaking achievements sit beside early warning signs of the upheavals to come.

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