One world divisible : a global history since 1945 / [Text]
David Reynolds.
- 1st ed.
- New York W.W. Norton c2000
- xx, 861 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
- Global century series .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 703-709) and index.
The mushroom cloud and the Iron Curtain -- Communist revolutions, Asian style -- Legacies of empire -- Two Europes, two Germanies -- Cities and consumers -- Eyeball to eyeball, shoulder to shoulder -- Color, creed, and coups -- East wind, west wind -- Cultures and families -- Superpower d?etente, communist confrontation -- Israel, oil, and Islam -- Capitalist revolutions, Asian style -- Challenges for the West -- Chips and genes -- The crisis of communism -- States, wealth, and order after the Cold War -- Goods and values.
Library Journal, January 2000 Booklist, December 1999 Kirkus Starred, November 1999 Reference and Research Book News, August 2000
A narrative history of the world since 1945, focusing on the themes of interconnection and separation that have marked the half-century since World War II.