The Penguin History of the Twentieth Century: The History of the World, 1901 to the Present

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.