1946: The Making of the Modern World
The Making of the Modern World
$44.18
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2015
Summary
With the end of the Second World War, a new world was born. The peace agreements that brought the conflict to an end implemented decisions that not only shaped the second half of the twentieth century, but continue to affect our world today and impact on its future. In 1946 the Cold War began, the state of Israel was conceived, the independence of India was all but confirmed and Chinese Communists gained a decisive upper hand in their fight for power. It was a pivotal year in modern history i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780330544856 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0330544853 |
| Author: | Victor Sebestyen |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Pan Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Edition: | Main Market Ed. |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2015 |
| Weight: | 328g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 131mm x 29mm |
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This is an exceptionally involving and horrifying book … heaven knows [Sebestyen] can tell a story. His short chapters are full of sharp judgements, apt and really colourful quotations and (I mean this as a compliment) grindingly awful detail. * Spectator *
About The Author
Victor Sebestyen
Victor Sebestyen was born in Budapest and was an infant when his family left Hungary as refugees. As a journalist, he has worked on numerous British newspapers, including The Times and the Daily Mail. He reported widely from Eastern Europe when Communism collapsed in 1989 and covered the war in former Yugoslavia. At the London Evening Standard he was foreign editor, media editor and chief leader writer. He is the author of the acclaimed Twelve Days, which documents the 1956 Hungarian Uprising, and Revolution 1989, an account of the fall of the Soviet empire.
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