| 1946: The Making of the Modern World Contributor(s): Sebestyen, Victor (Author) |
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ISBN: 1101910283 ISBN-13: 9781101910283 Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - History | Modern - 20th Century - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 909.824 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.1" W x 8" (0.90 lbs) 480 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nineteen forty-six is the year that would signal the beginning of the Cold War, the end of the British Empire, and the beginning of the rivalry between the United States and the USSR. Victor Sebestyen reveals the year's events by chronologically framing what was taking place in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, with seminal decisions made by heads of state that would profoundly change the old order forever. The map of Eastern Europe would be redrawn, Chinese communists would gain decisive victories in their fight for power, and the world would witness the birth of Israel. 1946 was a year of seismic and dramatic events. Drawing on personal testimonies and new archival research, Sebestyen has written a vivid and compelling narrative that brilliantly evokes the beginning of the Cold War set against a devastated landscape of dystopian horrors. (With 16 pages of black-and-white photographs.) |