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A History of the 20th Century: Conflict, Technology & Rock'n'Roll
"It's a book that looks like a magazine [...] and full of detail to die for" - Crawford Gribben, New Books Network
From one of the world's leading historians comes an ambitious and sweeping history of the world in the 20th century, lavishly illustrated in full-color.
Ranging from the world wars to the traumas of decolonization and the technological triumphs of the space race, 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, globalization, climate change and the birth of the internet 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 remarkable maps, illustrations and photographs, this book brings the key events of the 20th century into exceptional clarity.
ABOUT THE Sirius Visual Reference Library brings together wonderfully illustrated reference guides on scientific and historical topics, made bold and fascinating through full-color maps, timelines, photographs, feature boxes and other visual elements. -- Crawford Gribben
From one of the world's leading historians comes an ambitious and sweeping history of the world in the 20th century, lavishly illustrated in full-color.
Ranging from the world wars to the traumas of decolonization and the technological triumphs of the space race, 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, globalization, climate change and the birth of the internet 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 remarkable maps, illustrations and photographs, this book brings the key events of the 20th century into exceptional clarity.
ABOUT THE Sirius Visual Reference Library brings together wonderfully illustrated reference guides on scientific and historical topics, made bold and fascinating through full-color maps, timelines, photographs, feature boxes and other visual elements. -- Crawford Gribben
256 pages, Hardcover
Published February 15, 2021
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About the author
Jeremy Black
431 books198 followersJeremy Black is an English historian, who was formerly a professor of history at the University of Exeter. He is a senior fellow at the Center for the Study of America and the West at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US.
Black is the author of over 180 books, principally but not exclusively on 18th-century British politics and international relations, and has been described by one commentator as "the most prolific historical scholar of our age". He has published on military and political history, including Warfare in the Western World, 1882–1975 (2001) and The World in the Twentieth Century (2002).
Black is the author of over 180 books, principally but not exclusively on 18th-century British politics and international relations, and has been described by one commentator as "the most prolific historical scholar of our age". He has published on military and political history, including Warfare in the Western World, 1882–1975 (2001) and The World in the Twentieth Century (2002).
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May 15, 2021
Poorly written. Summarises to the point of vagueness, yet still finds the word space for woke editorialising. A worthy project, it's a shame this is the result. Two stars because it looks nice.
September 21, 2024
A decent condensed read. It was a bit too concise at times and difficult to keep track of all the different events, but I realise that it's almost an impossible task for the author to put the history of the entire century in 250 pages so yes he deserves some slack.
P.s. I would like to mention that the history of the creation of Israel was very summarised and almost misleading in my opinion. (Speaking as someone who does know a bit of the history of that period and the Zionist movement)
P.s. I would like to mention that the history of the creation of Israel was very summarised and almost misleading in my opinion. (Speaking as someone who does know a bit of the history of that period and the Zionist movement)
January 19, 2024
I think that for $13 approx, you cannot get a compressed review of the most important events of the 20th century if you want an escape to the Internet and Wikipedia.
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