1989: The Year That Shaped Today's World
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The year 1989 was the start of a monumental shift in world history. From the fall of the Berlin Wall to the introduction of the World Wide Web, the unparalleled events of 20 years ago triggered forces that are still shaping our world today. Filled with iconic images and photographs that capture the critical events of the year, this book celebrates and honours a moment in history that forever changed the way our world works today. It includes eyewitness tales from Tiananmen Square and Berlin, a look into the creation of the pop cultural phenomenon, the Simpsons, and an understanding into the lasting environmental cost of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, with contributions from "Time" writers across the globe, as well as Adi Ignatius, accomplished author and Editor in Chief of the "Harvard Business Review", Anne McElvoy, political columnist of the "London Evening Standard" and favourite "Time" pop culture writer, James Poniewozik.
Author: Time Magazine
Format: Hardback, 96 pages, 203mm x 276mm
Published: 2009, Time Inc Home Entertaiment, United States
Genre: History: World & General
Description
The year 1989 was the start of a monumental shift in world history. From the fall of the Berlin Wall to the introduction of the World Wide Web, the unparalleled events of 20 years ago triggered forces that are still shaping our world today. Filled with iconic images and photographs that capture the critical events of the year, this book celebrates and honours a moment in history that forever changed the way our world works today. It includes eyewitness tales from Tiananmen Square and Berlin, a look into the creation of the pop cultural phenomenon, the Simpsons, and an understanding into the lasting environmental cost of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, with contributions from "Time" writers across the globe, as well as Adi Ignatius, accomplished author and Editor in Chief of the "Harvard Business Review", Anne McElvoy, political columnist of the "London Evening Standard" and favourite "Time" pop culture writer, James Poniewozik.
1989: The Year That Shaped Today's World