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:

Topics Covered

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.