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One world divisible : [Text] a global history since 1945 /

by Reynolds, David.
Type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Global century series. Publisher: New York W.W. Norton c2000Edition: 1st ed.Description: xx, 861 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0393048217.Subject(s): Modern history
Partial contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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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.

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