Chris Cook & John (Worcester College, Oxford, UK) Stevenson 
The Routledge Companion to World History since 1914 [PDF ebook] 

The Routledge Companion to World History since 1914 is an outstanding compendium of facts and figures on World History. Fully up-to-date, reliable and clear, this volume is the indispensable source of information on a thorough range of topics such as:

• the Arab-Israeli conflict


• anti-semitism and the Holocaust


• all the world »s major famines and natural disasters since 1914 


• whether all countries of the world have a king, president, prime minister or other governance


• GNP of the world »s major states, year by year


• biographies of key figures


• civil rights movements


• the Vietnam War


• the rise of terrorism


• globalization.

Thematically presented, the book covers topics relevant from the First World War to the Iraq war of 2003, and from post-colonial Africa to conflicts and movements in Southeast Asia.
With maps, chronologies and full bibliography, this user-friendly reference work is the essential companion for students of history, politics and international relations, and for all those with an interest in world history.