Dimensions
129 x 198 x 26mm
Fully updated and revised, this authoritative and highly readable account traces the global history of the last 50 years from the origins of the post-war world to the uncertainties of the present day. The world since 1945 has witnessed fundamental changes in the direction of recent history, notably the increasing influence of the West, particularly the USA, the collapse of the USSR, the end of colonial empire in Asia and Africa, and the escalation of wars and other conflicts in the Third World which have claimed at least 30 million lives. T.E. Vadney examines the key events without ever neglecting the underlying global trends, and in a new epilogue he outlines the direction of post-1945 history as the world enters the 21st century.
