A Short History of the Twentieth Century
- ISBN-10
- 0674728580
- ISBN-13
- 9780674728585
- Series
- A Short History of the Twentieth Century
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 241
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-10-07
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Author
- John Lukacs
Description
The great themes woven through John Lukacs's spirited, concise history of the twentieth century are inseparable from the author's 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.
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