AN ALTERNATIVE NARRATIVE OF THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL CENTURY The 20th century should be understandable to us. It is the period we know best, an epic geopolitical narrative that spans from World War I, the Great Depression, World War II, and the fall of the Berlin Wall. But this story does not seem to lead us to the world we are in now. With John Higgs as our guide, we step off the main road of historiography and wander through some of the most challenging paths of the 20th century. We explore known and unknown aspects of the period, traveling alongside some of the most radical artists and scientists, with ingenious and eccentric personalities of the time. With them, we discover that great innovations, such as the theory of relativity, cubism, quantum mechanics, postmodernism, and chaos mathematics are not abstract, incomprehensible concepts, but signposts that guide us to the world we live in today. THEY WROTE ABOUT THE BOOK An innovative book that encourages the reader to think radically. DAILY MAIL An intelligent narrative that will stimulate your thinking. GUARDIAN John Higgs approaches the subjects he deals with in a dynamic, refreshing, non-academic manner, while possessing the unique ability to effectively explain the interconnection of complex ideas. GOODREADS A fascinating, readable, coherent map of the crucial changes that, in a hundred shocking and terrible years, reshaped the human psyche and the human world... An enlightening book that teaches us exactly where we were and where we are today. I highly recommend it. ALAN MOORE, AUTHOR