A History of the Twentieth Century Volume Three 3 III: 1952-1999

no cover page on any of the volumes 1 - 3 (all separate downloads). In 1952, the year this volume opens, the population of the world was approaching 3,000 million (three billion). In the second half of the century it had more than doubled, to six billion, of whom 1,000 million live in China and at least 950 million in India. Merely to maintain life at a minimum level had become a struggle for at least a quarter of the governments of the world. The refugee population had also doubled. At the same time, the destruction of the resources of the planet had increased. From fish in the oceans to trees in the rain forests, the failure of human restraint had begun to lead to irreversible changes in the ability of the planet to sustain the existing level of well-being. In many areas of the globe, that well-being is itself minimal. The final volume of Gilbert's work presenting the history of the 20th-century, this text presents an account of the years 1952-1999, which range across many bloody wars, the European Community, the shooting of JFK, space travel, heart transplants and the fall of the Berlin Wall. One of the century's most distinguished historians offers a third and final volume in an acclaimed history of this century, discussing the overriding political issues, the technological breakthroughs, the arts, society and culture, and much more. 30,000 first printing. Tour. One of the most eminent historians of our time brings readers up to date in this rich historical narrative of the contradictory events of the last 50 years. Three 8-page photo inserts V. 1. 1900-1933 -- V. 2. 1933-1951. Martin Gilbert. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Vol.1. 1900-1933 v. 2. 1933-1951 v. 3. Challenge to civilization, 1952-1999.