by Clive Ponting (Author)
How has the world changed in the last century? This text looks back across 100 years of turbulence, Clive Ponting providing a reassessment of what the 20th century has meant to people throughout the world. This book analyses the fundamental forces of population, industry and their consequences for the environment. It traces: the rise and fall of empires; the impact of nationalism; examines domestic politics from various political perspectives; considers the darker side of history in the growing repressive power states across the world; and looks at the most terrible of 20th century crimes - genocide.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 592
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Sinclair Stevenson
Published: 09 Jul 1998
ISBN 10: 1856196100
ISBN 13: 9781856196109
Book Overview: Arranged thematically, this ambitous and masterly book defines the twentieth century in a single volume. A work of easy reference, it contains a massive amount of fascinating data and will be of value for decades to come.