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Author: Michael Burleigh
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Imprint: Macmillan
Edition: Air Iri OME
Dimensions:
Width: 15.30cm
, Height: 3.20cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.581kg
ISBN: 9781509847921
ISBN 10: 1509847928
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 02 November 2017
Recommended Age: From 18 years
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
`A history of the modern world, set out clearly, with trenchant scholarship and wit.' Daily Telegraph Books of the Year * Daily Telegraph Books of the Year * `[A] trenchant and galloping account of the opening years of the century ... ruthlessly impolite' Irish Examiner * Irish Examiner * `Swashbuckling ... a breakneck geopolitical gallop across the globe in the hands of a historian and commentator at the peak of his powers.' Evening Standard * Evening Standard * `Brilliant, fact-packed, judicious and above all debunking ... The Best of Times, the Worst of Times will not leave its readers cheered, but they will at least be superbly informed about thedramas to come.' Daily Telegraph * Daily Telegraph * `In this wide-ranging book Michael Burleigh demonstrates a mastery of global affairs that would put most experts in any one of his chosen chapter headings to shame ... quite brilliant.' Mail on Sunday * Mail on Sunday * `Bracing ... refreshingly pessimistic' Observer * Observer * `Burleigh has always had an eye for compelling hard detail' Sunday Times * Sunday Times * `A robust and unsentimental guide to global power politics' * The Times *
'A history of the modern world, set out clearly, with trenchant scholarship and wit.' Daily Telegraph Books of the Year * Daily Telegraph Books of the Year * '[A] trenchant and galloping account of the opening years of the century ... ruthlessly impolite' Irish Examiner * Irish Examiner * 'Swashbuckling ... a breakneck geopolitical gallop across the globe in the hands of a historian and commentator at the peak of his powers.' Evening Standard * Evening Standard * 'Brilliant, fact-packed, judicious and above all debunking ... The Best of Times, the Worst of Times will not leave its readers cheered, but they will at least be superbly informed about thedramas to come.' Daily Telegraph * Daily Telegraph * 'In this wide-ranging book Michael Burleigh demonstrates a mastery of global affairs that would put most experts in any one of his chosen chapter headings to shame ... quite brilliant.' Mail on Sunday * Mail on Sunday * 'Bracing ... refreshingly pessimistic' Observer * Observer * 'Burleigh has always had an eye for compelling hard detail' Sunday Times * Sunday Times * 'A robust and unsentimental guide to global power politics' * The Times *
Author Information
Author Website: http://www.michaelburleigh.com/home.shtml
Michael Burleigh is a prize-winning author, and commentator on global affairs who also runs a political risk advisory service in the City. His books include Small Wars, Faraway Places and The Third Reich: A New History for which he won the Samuel Johnson Prize. They have been translated into many languages. In 2012 he won the Nonino International Prize for his life's work. He is married and lives in central London.
