A short history of the 20th century / Geoffrey Blainey.
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TextPublication details: Camberwell, Vic. : Penguin, 2007Description: xi, 560 p. : maps ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780143006145 (pbk.P) :Other title: Short history of the twentieth centurySubject(s): 1900-1999 | History, Modern | Twentieth century | History, Modern -- 20th century | Twentieth centuryDDC classification: 909.82 Summary: This book from celebrated historian Geoffrey Blainey takes us on an incredible global journey through a tempestuous hundred years. His eye for detail and evocative style bring to vivid life many of the events that marked the 20th century; two world wards, the rise and fall of communist states, the worst economic slump in the world's history, the decline of European monarchies and empires, the ascent of the first female prime ministers, the resurgence of Asia, and exploration of otuer space. -- Book cover.
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Previously published: Viking, 2006.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 509-533.
This book from celebrated historian Geoffrey Blainey takes us on an incredible global journey through a tempestuous hundred years. His eye for detail and evocative style bring to vivid life many of the events that marked the 20th century; two world wards, the rise and fall of communist states, the worst economic slump in the world's history, the decline of European monarchies and empires, the ascent of the first female prime ministers, the resurgence of Asia, and exploration of otuer space. -- Book cover.
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