Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0415345847, Hardcover)

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 topics such as:
* Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust
* all the world's major famines and natural disasters since 1914
* GNP of the world's major states, year by year
* biographies of key figures
* civil rights movements
* the rise of terrorism

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