civilization, modern

Traces milestones on history from the aviation triumphs of the Wright brothers in 1903 to the Spanish civil war of 1936.

Looks 200 years into the future and imagines that our current civilization has fallen apart by then, just as great civilizations of the past have collapsed.

The history of the growth of European power and infleunce in all parts of the world during the nineteenth century.

In this extraordinary, sweeping history, traces key elements of the modern world back to that single fateful year when everything changed.

Chronicles the monumental changes in our world over the past 100 years.

Translated from Italian. Guide to artists, their works, and artistic movements from the 14th century to the present.