Hope and Memory Lessons from the Twentieth Century

"This is not the first book, by any means, that sets out to answer the riddle of the twentieth century: How was it possible, in an age that prided itself on social progress and scientific advance, that Europe could be plunged into total war twice and spawn totalitarian regimes bloodier than any other in history?...After reading this provocative and supremely intelligent explanation, the paradoxes of the last century start to become comprehensible."Todorov, Tzvetan is the author of 'Hope and Memory Lessons from the Twentieth Century' with ISBN 9780691096582 and ISBN 0691096589.