# How long was the twentieth century?

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Rodney Barker
- Year: 2008
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, Philosophy
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/how-long-was-twentieth-century)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Political ideologies in Britain from the Russian Revolution to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the 'short' Twentieth Century. With the end of this 'short' twentieth century the ideological certainties fell away, and an ideological map of clear and comprehensive packages - left, right, communist, fascist - was replaced by ideological pick and mix.

## Lectures

1. [How long was the twentieth century?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/how-long-was-twentieth-century/25d87d756bc3) (YouTube)