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Aug 7, 2001 · Modern Times Revised Edition: The World from the Twenties to the Nineties (Perennial Classics) Paperback – August 7, 2001. by Paul Johnson (Author) 4.7 502 ratings. See all formats and editions. The classic world history of the events, ideas, and personalities of the twentieth century. Read more.
May 1, 2013 · Earning the eleventh spot on National Review's list of the Best Nonfiction Books of the Century, this fast-paced, all-encompassing narrative history covers the great events, ideas, and personalities of the six decades following the end of World War I, and offers a full-scale--if controversial--analysis of how the modern age came into being and ...
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Jan 1, 1983 · Modern Times is a history of the 20th century, or, more precisely, from Einstein's theory of relativity to the Gulf War. Paul Johnson is a British Roman Catholic historian/intellectual of a decidedly conservative bent.
Jan 1, 1992 · The history of the 20th century is marked by two great narratives: nations locked in savage wars over ideology and territory, and scientists overturning the received wisdom of preceding generations.
Modern Times: A History of the World from the 1920s to the 1980s is a book by British journalist and writer Paul Johnson, who gives an outline of world history during the 20th century from a conservative perspective.
Aug 7, 2001 · "Wide-ranging and quirky, this history of our times (since World War I) hits all the highlights and hot spots: the Russian Revolution, the rise of Hitler, World War II, and the 1980s...A letter-day Mencken, Johnson is witty, gritty, and compulsively readable."
Jun 1, 2010 · In this insightful and fascinating book, Paul Johnson argues that modern times as we know them began on May 29, 1919, when photographs of a solar eclipse confirmed the truth of Einstein’s theory of relativity.
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Jul 8, 2024 · Many of us find joy in looking back and taking stock of our reading lives, which is why we here at The New York Times Book Review decided to mark the first 25 years of this century with an...
