Twentieth Century History For Dummies

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About the Author

Dr Sean Lang is the author of British History For Dummies and European History For Dummies. He lectures in history at Anglia Ruskin University and also teaches for the University of Cambridge Department of Continuing Education. He studied history at Oxford and has taught it in schools and colleges for the past twenty-five years. He has written textbooks and resource packs for A-level history and is co-editor of Twentieth Century History Review. He has been an A-level examiner and acted as adviser on history teaching to both government and opposition, as well as to the Council of Europe. He is Honorary Secretary of the Historical Association and has appeared frequently on radio and television talking about history.

Author’s Acknowledgements

I must thank my editors at John Wiley, Steve Edwards and Sam Spickernell, who have shown more patience with my delays than I would have shown with my delays. The biggest thanks go, as ever, to my wife Lorna and our girls, Emily, Kate, and Imogen. Yes, girls, Dad’s written another book, so there might be buns for tea!

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