{"product_id":"the-war-of-the-world-twentieth-century-conflict-and-the-descent-of-the-west-9780143112396","title":"The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ascent of Money \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Square and the Tower\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Even those who have read widely in 20th-century history will find fresh, surprising details.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A fascinating read, thanks to Ferguson's gifts as a writer of clear, energetic narrative history.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAstonishing in its scope and erudition, this is the magnum opus that Niall Ferguson's numerous acclaimed works have been leading up to. In it, he grapples with perhaps the most challenging questions of modern history: Why was the twentieth century history's bloodiest by far? Why did unprecedented material progress go hand in hand with total war and genocide? His quest for new answers takes him from the walls of Nanjing to the bloody beaches of Normandy, from the economics of ethnic cleansing to the politics of imperial decline and fall. The result, as brilliantly written as it is vital, is a great historian's masterwork.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143112396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.45w x 1.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/18\/2007 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Niall Ferguson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43049404006581,"sku":"9780143112396","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7a6d87b4-fb1e-4d2c-9357-01151bfcb888.jpg?v=1689689220","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-war-of-the-world-twentieth-century-conflict-and-the-descent-of-the-west-9780143112396","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}