The World Since 1945: Second Edition
Age band: 13+
Looky Rating System: Violence 4/5, Love & Romance 0/5, Mental Health 0/5, Language 0/5, Substance Use 0/5, Fear / Horror 2/5, Fantasy / Supernatural 0/5, LGBTQ+ Representation 0/5, Sci-Fi / Futuristic 0/5, Disability & Neurodiversity 0/5.
Description
From the origins of the post-war world to the collapse of the Soviet Bloc in the late 1980s, this masterly book offers an authoritative yet highly readable one-volume account. The world since 1945 witnessed fundamental changes in the direction of modern history, notably the rise of the USA as a global power, the emergence of the USSR at the head of a seemingly permanent yet actually fragile alliance system, the end of colonial empire in Asia and Africa and the escalation of terrible wars in the...