From television to the Berlin Wall

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A historical, political, social, cultural, scientific and technological guide all in one! Split into periods that are marked by key international events, this series covers great political and military events, social developments, artistic movements and innovations in the fields of science and technology and shows how they are interlinked. It includes primary sources of different text types, such as media reports, anecdotes, diaries, letters and quotes from people living through the events. It features a timeline that provides readers with an overview of the international and national events of each era, and contains the profiles of particularly controversial, unusual or exceptional figures from each period.