| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 793 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Part 1: The material world -- Nature -- Disease -- Technologies -- Part 2: Interactions -- Markets -- Migrations -- The Powers -- Part 3: Varieties of the social -- Societies -- Labor -- Leisure -- Consumers -- Part 4: Dreams and nightmares -- Beliefs -- Mass murder -- Utopias -- Aftermath -- Conclusions |
| Summary |
A monumental and accessible global history of the second half of the twentieth century, from the end of World War Two to the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers, offering readers the most complete portrait of the age available |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ProQuest Ebook Central platform, viewed February 7, 2023) |
| Subject |
History, Modern -- 20th century.
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History, Modern -- 1945-1989.
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Twentieth century.
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History, Modern
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Twentieth century
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History.
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History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780190918965 |
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0190918969 |
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9780197663028 |
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0197663028 |
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