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Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Presents a history of cultural institutions since the end of World War II, discussing the role of the media, the emergence of the women's movement, the rise of the Internet, and the spread of globalization and cultural relativism.
Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Presents the political, social, and cultural trends of the first decade of the twenty-first century which included terrorist attacks, the first African American president, financial collapse, and inventions like the iPod and Facebook.
7) Time (SPLD)
Publisher
Time Inc., Prinicipal Office: Time & Life Building, Rockefeller Center, New York, N.Y. 10020-1393
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
An ambitious and engaging narrative survey that charts the history of the world from a political perspective, from 1937 to the post-9/11 era. Providing a wide-ranging assessment of global interactions in peace and war since World War II, Robbins connects the crises, conflicts and accommodations that have brought us to the still-troubled present.
Publisher
Time Books, an imprint of Time Inc. Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Since its inception, TIME magazine has been synonymous not just with outstanding journalism, but also with outstanding photography. Now, to mark the 175th anniversary of photography and the birth of photojournalism, the Editors of TIME magazine are publishing this companion book to the groundbreaking digital celebration of photography that TIME.com will be mounting online, displaying the most influential photographs of all time. While they may not...
Author
Language
English
Description
Lenin once said, "There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen." This is one of those times where history has sped up. CNN host and bestselling author Fareed Zakaria helps readers to understand the nature of a post-pandemic world: the political, social, technological, and economic consequences that may take years to unfold. Written it the form of ten "lessons," covering topics from natural and biological risks...
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal : Distributed by Workman Publishing Co
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
More than two thousand historical photographs, accompanied by six thousand chronological entries, offer a richly illustrated narrative history of the world over the course of the last 150+ years.