Twentieth century
Subtitle: the history of the world, 1901 to 2000
By: J.M. Roberts.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: Viking
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 905
Subjects: History, Modern -- 20th century
Other titles: 20th century
Description: "Twentieth Century, perhaps for the first time, allows us to understand the extraordinarily dynamic, and extraordinarily disturbing, century through which we all have lived. Roberts's work goes beyond simple narrative in distinguishing the major long-term changes that run beneath the flux of events to establish a true world history and not merely a story of the relations of powers and governments."--BOOK JACKET.

"As Roberts shows, the fundamental changes of the twentieth century fall outside the framework that conventional international relations and its history employs. These changes include a worldwide increase in life expectancy, revolutionary strides in science and technology, and the radical reconfiguration of the global economy."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.