World History by Era - Vol. 10 The Technological Revolution (hardcover edition)

The 1980s and 1990s witnessed dramatic social, political, and technological transformations around the world. The personal computer and the World Wide Web facilitated the exchange of information and vastly increased the pace of communication. In the international arena, the tense stability of the Cold War gave way to a world beset with a growing number of regional and ethnic conflicts. Contributors to this anthology discuss the dramatic events that unfolded during the last two decades of the second millennium.