Grenville J.A.S. A History of the World: From the 20th to the 21st Century

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Routledge, 2005 - 1008 p. ISBN10: 0415289556 ISBN13: 9780415289559 (eng)

This second edition has been thoroughly updated and includes discussions on 9/11 and the second Gulf War, and takes into account the latest historical research.

A comprehensive survey of the key events and personalities of this period throughout the world, it includes discussion on topics such as:
* the rivalry between European nations from 1900–1914
* the Depression and the rise of Fascism during the 1920s and 1930s
* the global impact of the Cold War
* decolonization and its effects
* the continuing conflict in the Middle East.

A History of the World provides a fascinating and authoritative account of the world since 1900, for general readers and students of world history alike.

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