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by Niall Ferguson
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.
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Astonishing in its scope and erudition, this is the magnum opus that Niall Ferguson's numerous acclaimed works have been leading up to. In it, he grapples with perhaps the most challenging questions of modern history: Why was the twentieth century history's bloodiest by far? Why did unprecedented material progress go hand in hand with total war and genocide? His quest for new answers takes him from the walls of Nanjing to the bloody beaches of Normandy, from the economics of ethnic cleansing to the politics of imperial decline and fall. The result, as brilliantly written as it is vital, is a great historian's masterwork.
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- Title The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West
- Author Niall Ferguson
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: first
- Pages 912
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York
- Date October 30, 2007
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780143112396 / 0143112392
- Weight 1.71 lbs (0.78 kg)
- Dimensions 8.46 x 5.45 x 1.67 in (21.49 x 13.84 x 4.24 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Library of Congress subjects War, World politics - 20th century
- Dewey Decimal Code 303.66
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- New York Times Book Review, 11/18/2007, Page 28
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