Worldmark Modern Conflict and Diplomacy

Overview

Features & Benefits

• Frontmatter will include a timeline of the events covered in the set.
• The set includes approximately 90 entries on some of the most important events and key figures in conflicts and diplomatic efforts of the 20th and 21st centuries.
• More than 320 full color photos, illustrations, and maps complement, clarify, and add detail to each entry, while offering a view into the impacts of the events.
• Descriptive captions detail the events portrayed in the images and maps.
• Each chapter includes sidebars with topics that include interesting facts pertinent to the chapter or biographies of people important to each conflict or diplomatic effort.
• Primary sources enhance the reader's understanding of the events through the words of those who lived through the events described.
• All entries provide bibliographies of print and electronic resources either cited in the entry and/or for further research.
• A timeline of events provides a chronological history of some of the most important developments in the topics covered.
• Also included is a comprehensive subject index, covering topics, personal names, and other relevant terms to aid the user in navigating the set.