Dimensions
164 x 243 x 35mm
The third book in Icon's increasingly admired 365series, revelling in the pinnacles and depths of world history since the last year of the Second World War.
The world since 1945 often seems to represents the lighter half of the 20th century. Rapid recovery from the ravages of war; the rise of popular culture; the phenomenal growth in affluence, health and quality of life; the communications revolution - in the West at least, the story is a good one. But the years between 1945 and 2007 - those covered in this book - are far from being post-war. They are also, sadly, no strangers to famine, disease, violent political and social upheaval, terrorism, discrimination and environmental catastrophe. Gerard Cheshire's book picks up where its predecessors left off. Featuring a historical story for every single day of the year, this volume reports the facts of the modern world but leaves the reader in no doubt - the end of history is a long way off yet.
