The Illustrated History of the World: Volume 9: Emerging Powers

This book is the ninth volume in the wonderful Illustrated History of the World series. This volume begins with the rise of new Asia, with the sweeping away of the Manchu Dynasty in China, and the rise of Imperial Japan. The book then documents the inter-war years, World War 2, and the post-war years. The finale of the book looks at the many issues dominating the world scene, including overpopulation, wealth and poverty, ecology, globalization and cultural values, and peace. Along the way, the reader is treated to many colorful maps and pictures, and interesting sidebars.As with all of the other volumes in this series, this book is of a very high quality. Overall I found this to be a highly informative and thought-provoking book, which I highly recommend to you.