“Compressed history as sharp and provocative as it is short… Lukacs begins with the start of World War I and closes with the belated end of the Cold War, consistently contending that the Soviet Union was overrated as a threat to the United States and American primacy. Some will take issue with how much this history focuses on Europe in general and the two world wars in particular… Yet the author has a solid point of view and requires readers to come to terms with it, whether they agree or not. Where other histories focus on larger economic, cultural and political forces, Lukacs stresses the crucial roles played by individuals… A masterpiece of concision and a marvel of clear, controlled prose.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“This readable and thought-provoking book is one of the first short histories of the 20th century that is more than a list of dates and facts.”—Leslie Lewis, Library Journal
“Lukacs delivers an insightful overview of the ‘historical’ 20th century, a span beginning in 1914 with WWI and ending in 1989 with the fall of the Berlin Wall.”—Publishers Weekly
A Short History of the Twentieth Century
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$24.95 • £18.95 • €22.50
ISBN 9780674725362
Publication: October 2013
