1947

When now begins

Elisabeth Asbrink, Fiona Graham

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Scribe Publications
03 November 2017

Yearbooks, annuals, almanacs; History; History: specific events & topics; Social & cultural history

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Somewhere on the timeline, the war ends. Somewhere else, a new age begins - the one we call now.

The shift does not happen overnight, from one day to the next; instead, the world vibrates for a number of years. People try to find their way to homes no longer there. People run from their deeds, and most of them get away.

Among the millions in flight across Europe looking for a new home in 1947 are Elizabeth Asbrink's parents.

In 1947, production of the Kalashnikov rifle begins, Christian Dior creates the New Look, Simone de Beauvoir writes The Second Sex, the first computer bug is discovered, the CIA is set up, Hassan Al-Banna draws up the plan that remains the goal of jihadists to this day and a UN committee is given four months to find a solution to the problem of Palestine.

In 1947, Asbrink chronicles the creation of the world we now inhabit, as the forces that will go on to govern our lives during the next 70 years first make themselves known.

By: Elisabeth Asbrink
Translated by: Fiona Graham
Imprint: Scribe Publications
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 149mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 325g
ISBN: 9781925322439
ISBN 10: 1925322432
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 03 November 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active