A History of the World from the 20th to the 21st CenturyThis 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:
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. |
Contents
| 73 | |
| 80 | |
| 87 | |
XIV | 89 |
XV | 100 |
XVI | 109 |
XVII | 114 |
XVIII | 127 |
XIX | 133 |
XX | 143 |
XXI | 151 |
XXII | 153 |
XXIII | 168 |
XXIV | 181 |
XXV | 194 |
XXVI | 204 |
XXVII | 213 |
XXVIII | 220 |
XXIX | 239 |
XXX | 241 |
XXXI | 255 |
XXXII | 263 |
XXXIII | 276 |
XXXIV | 307 |
XXXV | 309 |
XXXVI | 319 |
XXXVII | 328 |
XXXVIII | 338 |
XL | 345 |
XLII | 351 |
XLIII | 353 |
XLIV | 369 |
XLV | 377 |
XLVI | 379 |
XLVII | 390 |
XLVIII | 398 |
XLIX | 405 |
L | 415 |
LI | 417 |
LII | 422 |
LIII | 431 |
LIV | 438 |
LXIII | 514 |
LXIV | 524 |
LXV | 535 |
LXVI | 547 |
LXVII | 555 |
LXVIII | 557 |
LXIX | 567 |
LXX | 577 |
LXXI | 587 |
LXXII | 589 |
LXXIII | 601 |
LXXIV | 607 |
LXXV | 616 |
LXXVI | 629 |
LXXVII | 644 |
LXXVIII | 664 |
LXXIX | 679 |
LXXX | 681 |
LXXXI | 706 |
LXXXII | 719 |
LXXXIII | 721 |
LXXXIV | 738 |
LXXXV | 748 |
LXXXVI | 754 |
LXXXVII | 777 |
LXXXVIII | 779 |
LXXXIX | 789 |
XC | 797 |
XCI | 814 |
XCII | 829 |
XCIII | 831 |
XCIV | 843 |
XCV | 849 |
XCVI | 864 |
XCVII | 874 |
XCVIII | 885 |
C | 887 |
CI | 903 |
CII | 918 |
CIII | 927 |
CIV | 944 |
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A History of the World from the 20th to the 21st Century John Ashley Soames Grenville Limited preview - 2005 |
A History of the World from the 20th to the 21st Century John Ashley Soames Grenville No preview available - 2005 |
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