From one of the world's leading historians comes an ambitious and comprehensive history of the world in the 20th century.
Spanning from the world wars to the space race and the birth of the internet, A History of the 20th Century
documents the events, the characters, the ideologies, the cultural
transformations and the dramatic politics of these turbulent times.
Jeremy
Black examines subjects as diverse as the Russian Revolution, the Great
Depression, the Cold War, the Iranian Revolution and decolonization in a
compelling narrative. Keen to highlight the role of demographics, the
environment, culture and technology as well as the better-known tales of
political rivalries, he brings a new perspective to this most important
subject.
Featuring maps, timelines and photographs, this fascinating account provides a thorough grounding in this extraordinary century.
