A Short History of the Twentieth Century

Harvard University Press

A Short History of the Twentieth Century\nby John Lukacs\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: John Lukacs\nTitle: A Short History of the Twentieth Century\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: General and world history\nPublisher: Harvard University Press\nPublication year: 2013\nISBN-13: 9780674725362\nISBN-10: 0674725360\nRRP: \u00A320.95\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThe great themes woven through John Lukacs\u2019s spirited, concise history of the twentieth century are inseparable from the author\u2019s own intellectual preoccupations: the fading of liberalism, the rise of populism and nationalism, the achievements and dangers of technology, the continuing democratization of the globe, and the limitations of knowledge.\n\nThe great themes woven through John Lukacs\u2019s spirite.