Follows a relatively new trend among historians to abandon their sometimes narrow parochialism in favor of `world history'...This volume deals with more thematic issues like industrialization, the empowerment of women, the rise of environmental concerns and multinational corporations.
-- Foreign Affairs
Magnificently detailed, brilliantly written...An extraordinarily readable global history.
-- Herbert Kupferberg Parade Magazine
A sweeping synopsis for the history buff.
-- Philadelphia Inquirer
One of the most impressive books that we have seen for some time.
-- Historical Journal of Massachusetts
As the twentieth century draws to a close, students of history are fortunate to have Grenville's monumental history available to sum it up.
-- Ronald H. Fritze American Reference Books Annual
The narrative flows smoothly through such major events as the rise of the United States and Japan as world powers, Latin America and its continuing struggles, and the dissolution of communism in Eastern Europe and concludes with the post-Cold War era and the dawn of the Clinton presidency. Recommended for academic and public libraries.
-- Library Journal