The decisive event of the late twentieth century has been the collapse of communism and the perceived triumph of capitalism. Written by authors from the First, former Second, and Third Worlds, this book reveals the characteristics and flaws of the late capitalist order....

It was a day that changed the world, a day that shook the foundations of everyone in the United States of America; but for Nancy, it was the reactions of her mother and grandmother that stood out most and would be etched in her memory forever....