The age of interconnection a global history of the second half of the twentieth century Sperber, Jonathan creator author. text nyu 2023 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (817 pages) A monumental and accessible global history of the second half of the twentieth century, from the end of World War Two to the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers, offering readers the most complete portrait of the age available. Cover -- The Age of Interconnection -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Material World -- 1 Nature -- 2 Disease -- 3 Technologies -- Part 2: Interactions -- 4 Markets -- 5 Migrations -- 6 The Powers -- Part 3: Varieties of the Social -- 7 Societies -- 8 Labor -- 9 Leisure -- 10 Consumers -- Part 4: Dreams and Nightmares -- 11 Beliefs -- 12 Mass Murder -- 13 Utopias -- Aftermath -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index. Jonathan Sperber. History, Modern 1900-1999 fast DC611.C849 .S647 2023 909.82 0-19-766302-8 0-19-091896-9 MiAaPQ 230407 20241018141044.0 99372022654906441 eng