This is a photographic history of the second half of the 20th century. The photographs cover areas as diverse as Western and Eastern Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia, and subjects as broad-ranging as children and human relationships, work and religion. Contributors include Bill Brandt, Brassai, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Brue Davidson, Robert Frank, Ernst Haas, Andre Kertesz, Marc Riboud and Edward Steichen, along with lesser known photographers. The book also includes text on the role of photojournalism, and detailed biographies of the principal photographers.