Synopses & Reviews
THIS EDITION HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A NEWER TWO-VOLUME PAPERBACK EDITION
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This is one of the most impressive books that we have seen for some time. It consists of almost one thousand pages, containing eighty-nine chapters which provide detailed accounts of just about every major eventthat occurred during the twentieth century, in every part of the world.
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Magnificently detailed, brilliantly written...An extraordinarily readable global history.
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A sweeping synopsis for the history buff.
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The narrative flows smoothly through such major events as the rise of the United States and Japan as world powers, Latin America and its continuing struggles, and the dissolution of communism in Eastern Europe andconcludes with the post-Cold War era and the dawn of the Clinton presidency. Recommended for academic and public libraries.
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As the twentieth century draws to a close, students of history are fortunate to have Grenville's monumental history available to sum it up. Although not a reference book in the strict sense of the term, it is stillencyclopedic in scope and contains a detailed index that allows specific topics to be easily located...The intelligent reading public will find it just right. In a perfect world, libraries will buy two copies, one for reference and theother one to circulate.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [933]-950) and index.
About the Author
J. A. S. Grenvilleis Professor of Modern History, Emeritus, at the <>University of Birmingham, England. He is recognizedinternationally for his documentary television work and is the author of a number of books, including Europe Reshaped, 1848-1878, and Politics, Strategy, and AmericanDiplomacy.