Bibliograph

Our times, the illustrated history of the 20th century, editor in chief, Lorraine Glennon

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Our times, the illustrated history of the 20th century, editor in chief, Lorraine Glennon

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Our times

Oclc number

31605841

Responsibility statement

editor in chief, Lorraine Glennon

Sub title

the illustrated history of the 20th century

Summary

An illustrated chronicle of the twentieth-century, offering an overview of each decade; presenting a year-by-year account of happenings and people in sports, science, society, the arts, industry, and other areas; and featuring an essay that characterizes each decade as well as the top story for every year

Table Of Contents

The world in 1900. Mysteries of the unconscious : Freudianism arrives / D.M. Thomas ; Chronolog 1900-09 -- The world in 1910. The ceaseless machine : the coming of mass production / Witold Rybczynski ; Chronolog 1910-19 -- The world in 1920. Mixed messages : the birth of mass culture / Gerald Early ; Chronolog 1920-29 -- The world in 1930. Nations in goose step : the age of totalitarianism / Stephen Spender ; Chronolog 1930-39 -- The world in 1940. Total war : global conflict as a way of life / Robert Stone ; Chronolog 1940-49 -- The world in 1950. Destination moon : the dawn of the first space age / Arthur C. Clarke ; Chronolog 1950-59 -- The world in 1960. Age of innocents : the cult of the child / Mary Gordon ; Chronolog 1960-69 -- The world in 1970. A wolf at the door : environmentalism becomes imperative / Stephen Jay Gould ; Chronolog 1970-79 -- The world in 1980. Information overload : the electronic revolution / James Gleick ; Chronolog 1980-89 -- The world in 1990. Freedom ascendant : the challenge of democracy / Taylor Branch ; Chronolog 1990-94

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