num_pages: 627
description: An incisive overview of the history of the twentieth century reviews the legacy of two world wars, the Depression, the end of colonialism, the Cold War, the collapse of the USSR, and the era's technological and scientific advances. 12,500 first printing.
language: English
title: The Age of Extremes: A History of the World, 1914-1991
titlecomplete: The Age of Extremes: A History of the World, 1914-1991
genres: War, Politics, European History, Nonfiction, World History, Economics, 20th Century, Unfinished, History, World War II
ratings_count: 6733
series: Modern History
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Lionel Gelber Prize, awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Isaac Deutscher Memorial Prize, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Leipzig Book Award
category: European Understanding
publisher: Pantheon Books