© Printed in the United States of America Set in Sabon (John Morris), 1928Twentieth century : the history of the world, 1901 to 2000 / J. Roberts, 1999 All rights reserved Roberts, J. Penguin Books Ltd, 27 Wrights Lane, London W8 5TZ, England Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 10 Alcorn Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4V 3BZ Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Penguin Books Ltd, Registered Offices: Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England First American edition Published in 1999 by Viking Penguin, a member of Penguin Putnam Inc. Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Putnam Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, U.S.A. Twentieth Century THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, 1 9 0 1 to 2 0 0 0 Among these are worldwide increases in life expectancy major strides in science and technology the radical reconfiguration of the global economy vanished empires, shrunken white hegemony, and reassessment of "western" civilization and the ever-evolving role of women. Twentieth Century places a chronological narrative of events in the context of the long-term changes that colored them. In his latest sweeping and entertaining work, Roberts focuses on our own momentous century. combining authority and good sense with fluency and wit" (London Times Literary Supplement). almost incontestable in its judgement." More remarkable, his History of Europe was acclaimed as "the best single volume history of Europe. Taylor, "a stupendous achievement.the unrivaled World History of our day. His classic History of the World (more than a quarter million copies sold worldwide) remains, in the words of eminent historian A. Roberts is an undisputed master of his craft. One of our greatest contemporary historians greets the millennium with an authoritative and engrossing survey of the twentieth century
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