{"product_id":"modern-times-revised-edition-world-from-the-twenties-to-the-nineties-the-paperback","title":"Modern Times Revised Edition: World from the Twenties to the Nineties, the - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe modern world began on May 29, 1919.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this provocative and sweeping chronicle of 20th century history, acclaimed historian Paul Johnson argues that the confirmation of Einstein's theory of relativity set in motion a chain of events that replaced moral absolutes with a destructive new era of moral relativism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis powerful work of intellectual history traces how the ideas of Marx, Freud, and Einstein were tragically twisted into justifications for the terrifying rise of totalitarianism. Johnson uncovers the horrifying consequences of social engineering, from Lenin's and Stalin's brutal experiments to the collectivist ideologies that swept the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning the decades from the 1920s to the 1990s, \u003ci\u003eModern Times Revised Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is a monumental work of modern history that challenges our understanding of a century shaped by gangster-statesmen and secular ideologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis monumental work of political and intellectual history offers a stunning re-evaluation of our era, revealing: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Relativistic World: \u003c\/b\u003e How the confirmation of Einstein's theories in 1919 shattered old certainties and accidentally unleashed an age of moral relativism that shaped the century.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe First Despotic Utopias: \u003c\/b\u003e A stunning analysis of Lenin, Mussolini, and the rise of the first \"gangster-statesmen\" who sought to build heaven on earth through the hell of the police state.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLegitimacy in Decadence: \u003c\/b\u003e An examination of the fragile democracies of the 1920s and '30s, and how their internal weaknesses--and the emergence of Hitler--paved the way for catastrophe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExperimenting with Half Mankind: \u003c\/b\u003e The disastrous consequences of large-scale social engineering, from Stalin's collectivization to the collectivist ideologies that swept the post-colonial world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Recovery of Freedom: \u003c\/b\u003e A sweeping account of the post-war world, the failures of the collectivist seventies, and the resurgence of individual liberty in the final decades of the 20th century.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe classic world history of the events, ideas, and personalities of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 880\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 x 7.96 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 07, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47277894107385,"sku":"9780060935504","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/FJsC_VsSf09780060935504.webp?v=1781181041","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/modern-times-revised-edition-world-from-the-twenties-to-the-nineties-the-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}