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The concise edition of the acclaimed world history reprint by martin gilbert. Karl is associate professor of history at new york university. While we love talking about international politics and war as much as the next grognard, the history of the twentieth century takes an interdisciplinary approach, and endeavors to include art, culture, music, literature, theatre, film, television, science and religion, and their influences on one another and on good old international politics. In the exciting new seventh edition, findley and rothneys bestselling twentieth century world thoroughly covers recent world history by focusing on themes of global interrelatedness, identity and difference, the rise of mass society, and technology versus nature.
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