Christian Caryl

Strange Rebels: 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century

After World War II, a secular, progressive consensus defined the international order. That changed in 1979, when a series of counterrevolutions swept the globe, blazing a path for a new era. In a brisk and gripping narrative, award-winning journalist Caryl offers a groundbreaking explanation of the year that set the course for the 21st century.