1989: End of the Twentieth Century

by Cynthia Paces and James Carter

Book Overview

Nineteen eighty-nine marked the end of the Cold War, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of apartheid, and the "Beijing Spring" protests in Tiananmen Square. This engaging reader focuses on critical questions like "Why was the world caught by surprise by these events?" and "Why did the revolutions in Eastern Europe and in South Africa end in jubilation, while the protests in China ended in tragedy?" The original essay and the rich collection of documents...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393930661
• ISBN13: 9780393930665
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"