An overview of our late, great century that is consistently fun and
informative. Dunnigan is the author of five military history books,
other dirty little secret books, and a combination of the two
(Dirty Little Secrets of the Vietnam War, 1999, which he
co-authored with Albert A. Nofi). The author offers a bird's-eye
view of 20th-century changes in areas like population, the economy,
health, technology, and lifestyles, and yet can be analytical and
conspiratorially revealing on subjects such as marketing, the
media, and politics. Rather than simply seeing Americans as a
hard-working, well-educated and highly paid people who are
unusually mobile, Dunnigan sees the will to move to the jobs as a
key to American success. Yes, we've led revolutions in living
standards with mass-produced inventions like the safety razor and
tampon, but Dunnigan doesn't attribute our superior health and
longevity records to antibiotics and hi-tech medical gizmos, but to
improved sanitation. Typical of Dunnigan's humor and insights, he
writes: "let us never forget the true medical miracle of the
twentieth century - the sewer pipe." The writing is ironic or
droll, but the author boldly takes on the high price of police,
teachers' unions, and advertising. Dunnigan writes insightfully
about Wal-Mart, General Motors, and Atari as well as his familiar
subjects like warfare and politics. (Kirkus Reviews)
The popular author of
Dirty Little Secrets, Dirty Little Secrets of World War II, and
Dirty Little Secrets of the Vietnam War offers a comprehensive look at what really happened in our century, exposing the real stories behind what we've always assumed as fact. In a concise, easy-to-read format, Dunnigan divulges 150 of the biggest misconceptions about the twentieth century, organizing them under a broad range of such categories as the military, entertainment, technology, and politics.
In the same thoughtful but slightly irreverent style that has characterized the Dirty Little Secrets series, Dunnigan explains why nongovernment organizations are actually more powerful than many governments and how the use of droids or combat robots has gone largely unnoticed. He reports the real reason the human life span is so much longer now, and reveals that this century has been as plagued as the Middle Ages by religious wars. And while we might think that wars or epidemics have been the primary cause of death in the twentieth century, Dunnigan reveals that more people have been killed by their own governments than any other means.
Perfectly timed for the approach of a new millennium, Dirty Little Secrets of the Twentieth Century reveals the shape of the past and direction of our future through the best-kept secrets and surprises of the century.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
