The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World provides information about major world developments from 1750 to the present, with close attention to social, economic, cultural, and political topics. The Encyclopedia contains articles on world events; countries; organizations; regions; ethnic groups; and themes such as social history, demography, family life, politics, economics, religion, thought, education, science and technology, and culture. It offers...

How did English come to be the second most widely spoken language in the world? What were the first words ever spoken on a telephone? Why was the Berlin Wall built? This book answers all of these questions and more!.