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Defining Moments in History: Over a Century of the People, Discoveries, Disasters, and Political and Cultural Events that Rocked the World
Defining Moments in History Over a Century of the People Discoveries Disasters and Political and Cultural Events that Rocked the World Two earth-shattering World Wars; the dawn and dissolution of the Soviet Union, and the countries formed in its wake; the establishment of the EU; the end of apartheid; the push for equal rights; the Kyoto agreement: these and many other changes?great and small?happened in the last century and shaped the world we know today. This decade by decade... more » review charts the most significant historical, social, political, and cultural moments of the last 100 years and places each event, person, movement, and idea in context. Brought to you by a superb selection of international historians, journalists and experts, and beautifully illustrated throughout with more than 350 archival images, it?s an invaluable reference that no home library should be without.« less