The Penguin History of the Twentieth Century: The History of the World, 1901 to the Present
Author(s): J.M. Roberts
This dazzling overview of a turbulent century explores both dramatic events and underlying trends. Despite a terrible two-stage 'European civil war' and the traumatic rise and fall of communism, wealth has increased dramatically alongside a four-fold leap in population, women's lives have been transformed, America has assumed undisputed political and cultural leadership. "The Penguin History of the Twentieth Century" is powerful, international and definitive.
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A book that deserves the widest reading. ("The New York Times Book Review")
J M Roberts is the author of THE PENGUIN HISTORY OF THE WORLD and was historical adviser to the BBC television series PEOPLE'S CENTURY.
General Fields
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- : Penguin Books, Limited
- : Penguin Books, Limited
- : 0.592
- : 31 July 2000
- : 198mm X 129mm X 36mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : J.M. Roberts
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 909.82
- : good
- : 928
- : maps