"The most lucid, comprehensive, intelligent and reliable account of post-war modern history on the market." Teaching Politics

"The book compels admiration for its thoroughness, its scope, the masterly ordering of its immense material." The Sunday Times

The ninth edition of this enormously successful standard work has been expanded to take into account the developments of the last 10 years, including the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Sudan; the accelerating emergence of India and China as major powers; the major political developments in...

"The most lucid, comprehensive, intelligent and reliable account of post-war modern history on the market." Teaching Politics

"The book compels admiration for its thoroughness, its scope, the masterly ordering of its immense material." The Sunday Times

The ninth edition of this enormously successful standard work has been expanded to take into account the developments of the last 10 years, including the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Sudan; the accelerating emergence of India and China as major powers; the major political developments in...