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Twentieth Century History For Dummies® by Sean Lang

Twentieth_century_history_fd Published by Wiley, March 08

The 20th Century brought revolutionary changes to our world and our lives: the human population of the world tripled, space travel became reality, two world wars and a host of other conflicts were fought, and huge advances in science, technology and communication resulted in the globalised world we know today.

A huge amount happened in a mere one hundred years – where did we find the time to do so much?! Twentieth Century History For Dummies tells all...

About the author:
Sean Lang is the author of the best-selling British History For Dummies and European History For Dummies. Sean is a history lecturer, examiner and writer, and is well connected in the history field; he’s the editor of Modern History Review and is a frequent contributor to The Times Educational Supplement and BBC History magazine. He was also the educational website consultant for Channel 4’s Time Team.

Paperback Original £15.99/€24.00; ISBN: 978-0-470-51015-5

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