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  • The War of the World The Descent of the West (Season 1, Episode 6)
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The War of the World

The Descent of the West (Season 1, Episode 6)
TV Episode | Documentary, History, War
When the Berlin Wall finally fell, the 20th century seemed to have reached its climax. Optimists believed they were witnessing the final triumph of the West. But Niall Ferguson shows that in the last decades of the 20th century, dark ...See moreWhen the Berlin Wall finally fell, the 20th century seemed to have reached its climax. Optimists believed they were witnessing the final triumph of the West. But Niall Ferguson shows that in the last decades of the 20th century, dark forces of racial violence were still at play. And he analyses whether the century to come will be able to escape the outbreak of a new cataclysmic global war. See less
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Adrian Pennink
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Updated Jul 24, 2006
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Jul 24, 2006 (United Kingdom)

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