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Crucible

The Year that Forged Our World

Jonathan Fenby

Crucible

Crucible

The Year that Forged Our World

Crucible

 

The changes to the international power dynamic that became apparent in the aftermath of the Second World War, from the Cold War power struggles to the questioning of former imperial authority in India, are traced from their beginnings to their conclusions with attention to the key figures in these journeys such as Churchill, Stalin, Gandhi and Mao Tse Tung

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Beschrijving Crucible

One year shaped the world we know today. This is the page-turning story of the pivotal changes which were forged in 1948.

ISBN
9781471155017
Pagina's
624
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NUR
680
Druk
1
Uitvoering
Hardback
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
Simon & Schuster Ltd

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