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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1594201005
ISBN-13
9781594201004
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52763217
Product Key Features
Book Title
War of the World : Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West
Number of Pages
880 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / General, Modern / 20th Century, World / General, World
Publication Year
2006
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
2.1 in
Item Weight
45.7 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-050304
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
303.6/6
Synopsis
Niall Fergusson's most important book to date-a revolutionary reinterpretation of the modern era that resolves its central paradox: why unprecedented progress coincided with unprecedented violence and why the seeming triumph of the West bore the seeds of its undoing. From the conflicts that presaged the First World War to the aftershocks of the cold war, the twentieth century was by far the bloodiest in all of human history. How can we explain the astonishing scale and intensity of its violence when, thanks to the advances of science and economics, most people were better off than ever before-eating better, growing taller, and living longer? Wherever one looked, the world in 1900 offered the happy prospect of ever-greater interconnection. Why, then, did global progress descend into internecine war and genocide? Drawing on a pioneering combination of history, economics, and evolutionary theory, Niall Ferguson-one of Timemagazine's "100 Most Influential People"-masterfully examines what he calls the age of hatred and sets out to explain what went wrong with modernity. On a quest that takes him from the Siberian steppe to the plains of Poland, from the streets of Sarajevo to the beaches of Okinawa, Ferguson reveals an age turned upside down by economic volatility, multicultural communities torn apart by the irregularities of boom and bust, an era poisoned by the idea of irreconcilable racial differences, and a struggle between decaying old empires and predatory new states. Who won the war of the world? We tend to assume it was the West. Some even talk of the American century. But for Ferguson, the biggest upshot of twentieth-century upheaval was the decline of Western dominance over Asia. A work of revelatory interpretive power, The War of the Worldis Niall Ferguson's masterwork., Ferguson reinterprets the modern era and the central paradox of why unprecedented progress coincided with unprecedented violence, and why the seeming triumph of the West bore the seeds of its undoing., Niall Fergusson's most important book to date-a revolutionary reinterpretation of the modern era that resolves its central paradox: why unprecedented progress coincided with unprecedented violence and why the seeming triumph of the West bore the seeds of its undoing. From the conflicts that presaged the First World War to the aftershocks of the cold war, the twentieth century was by far the bloodiest in all of human history. How can we explain the astonishing scale and intensity of its violence when, thanks to the advances of science and economics, most people were better off than ever before-eating better, growing taller, and living longer? Wherever one looked, the world in 1900 offered the happy prospect of ever-greater interconnection. Why, then, did global progress descend into internecine war and genocide? Drawing on a pioneering combination of history, economics, and evolutionary theory, Niall Ferguson-one of "Time" magazine's "100 Most Influential People"-masterfully examines what he calls the age of hatred and sets out to explain what went wrong with modernity. On a quest that takes him from the Siberian steppe to the plains of Poland, from the streets of Sarajevo to the beaches of Okinawa, Ferguson reveals an age turned upside down by economic volatility, multicultural communities torn apart by the irregularities of boom and bust, an era poisoned by the idea of irreconcilable racial differences, and a struggle between decaying old empires and predatory new states. Who won the war of the world? We tend to assume it was the West. Some even talk of the American century. But for Ferguson, the biggest upshot of twentieth-century upheaval was the decline of Western dominance overAsia. A work of revelatory interpretive power, "The War of the World" is Niall Ferguson's masterwork.
LC Classification Number
JZ6385.F47 2006
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- 8***r (63)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseReceived package in three days do super fast shipping! It was packaged like Fort Knox do great job in that. I probably should have asked a few questions before buying because I guess I don’t know what cloth binding means. Description said it had a dust cover but it did not have one be a it was a paperback. I thought it was a hard cover… Oh well
- r***k (1680)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGreat value on a quality item. Just as described, well packaged for shipping, arrived on time and in excellent condition. Highly recommend this seller.
- m***_ (35)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseI ordered a shirt from this seller previously and wrote a unfavorable review. It was a problem with the delivery. The post office. The seller got it out in a timely manner and when I received the shirt, it's great! Comfortable, great art and tie-dy. Also came beautifully wrapped in a little box 📦 I would order from the seller again and I apologize if my bad review hurts. It was the post office.tie dye t shirts peace sign large unisex (#256829620765)