Power and Authority in the Modern World is written with close and clear alignment to the NSW Stage 6 Modern history course. The text incorporates classic and recent historical interpretations are supported by regular and relevant visual and primary source extracts, with accompanying activities. The book opens with a survey of the Paris Peace conference and the emergence of dictatorships in Italy, Russia and Japan. This is followed by a detailed examination of ideology of Nazism, the failure of the Weimar democracy and the establishment of the National Socialist dictatorship and its impact on German society to 1939. <br><br> FEATURES <ul> <li>Reference sections include profiles of key figures and groups, definitions of central concepts and terms, and summaries of major documents.</li> <li>Source studies appear frequently throughout each chapter and are combined with questions and activities to aid students' evaluation and interpretation of evidence from the past.</li> <li>In-chapter glossaries define key terms.</li> <li>Information boxes contain extended discussions of key events, concepts and historical developments, many also include questions and activities.</li> <li>Each chapter includes a brief chapter conclusion, summary and suggestions for further resources.</li> <li>End-of-chapter activities incorporate a rage of historical understandings and skills, essay questions, and research tasks to consolidate students' understanding and offer opportunities for extension and revision.</li> </ul> <b>About the Author</b><br><br> Ken Webb has extensive experience in government and independent schools as a teacher of Ancient, Modern and IB History. He is a regular presenter of student lectures and teaches professional learning workshops. Ken is the author of Nelson Modern History titles, Age of Imperialism and Russia and the Soviet Union along with a host of other senior history titles.