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 | | A History of The Modern World (8th Edition) by R. R. Palmer, Joel Colton ISBN-10: 9780070408265 ISBN-10: 0-07-040826-2 ISBN-13: 9780070408265 ISBN-13: 978-0-07-040826-5 Hardcover 1994-08-01 McGraw-Hill Companies Find Lowest Price |
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Book Description This text is one of the most highly praised history texts ever published. It has been adopted at more than 1000 schools and has been translated into six languages. This is the only text conceived and written as a history of the modern world, not merely as a truncated Western Civilization text. | ||
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An AP student's Perspective First off, I use this book for AP European history. I find that it is generally good, yet at times there will be very vague sentences, such as this one: "They sought French aid, and the French barely failed to land a sizable arguments." There have only been 3 typos in the first 8 chapters. Though a few funny sentences such as "The French, naturally uninterested..." In all its a decent in depth book about European history, and to all other students, I would like to share a link: [...] | ||
A History of the Modern World (9th Edition)- textbook of doom After many years of textbooks in both public and private school I have always hoped that one day a textbook that was interesting to read would be assigned. Some textbooks have succeeded, A History of the Modern World has a bit of work to do. The pages are tightly pact with tiny print and the occational pictures. The pages are hard to read with the print size and single spacing. (I have to take breaks often to rest my eyes.) If you are planning on reading this book cover to cover you will get a ton of information. I advise taking good notes with page numbers, otherwise you will not easily find the information again. Althought there is a lot of good information, the index and table of contents makes for difficult referencing, (definitely a book you will want to tab with sticky-notes.) On the insides of the covers there are world maps for reference, but unfortunately the publishers did not take into consideration that the binding would effect the images (this included images inside the pages too) and there are countries that are either not on the map, not labeled, or the labeling method was difficult to determine to which country the name goes to. For the student that carries multiple books, you will dread the weight on this one. This book weighs around 5 lbs and has the standard size of a hardback novel and is about 1.5 inches thick. | ||
Verbose and useless This book has no idea what should be prioritized and what shouldn't. Also, the narrative is a rambling mess. Ex: They spend 10 excruciating pages on Stalin's agricultural and industrial reforms, but contrive to cover the entire holocaust in all of 10 LINES! 'Nuff said! I got a 5 on the AP exam quite comforably, but no thanks to this ridiculous book. | ||
Outstanding overview of modern history I am not exceptionally scholarly, although I would have to say that it takes some scholarly motivation to read over 1000 pages of dense historical writing in one's free time. Yet I found this book, which is often used as a textbook, very easy to read. It doesn't quite read like fiction as some lively historical accounts can, but that would be a difficult task given this broad a subject. Palmer leaves very few questions unanswered. He adds a good amount of political commentary and speculation to keep it interesting and to show the relevance of events to today's world, but not too much that you feel he's biased in any way. He also gives short, informative bios on important individuals so that, even though he doesn't have time to delve deeply into any particular one, you get a feel for the personal motivations of all. His maps are fabulous, perhaps the best feature. They help to visualize the changes over time. Also, when he discusses territories he tends to explain them in terms of today. This is important because with the territories changing hands so often in history, it is difficult to conceptualize how these past kingdoms relate to the modern nations of Europe. He also is very clear in distinguishing between the natives and the conquering groups, including language differences. This is crucial to understand today, as nationalism movements flourish again after the breakup of the stabilizing and static bipolar international system (i.e. the breakup of the Soviet Union). Palmer's book is very good for this purpose. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to brush up on their knowledge of history (who has some time on their hands). It's really an excellent book! I plan to use it as my history bible and reference it often. I will also use it as a jumping-off point for further reading. At the end of the book, Palmer includes a comprehensive, 91-page "suggestions for further reading" covering every topic he discusses for further reading/research. It is a goldmine of reading material! | ||
Excellent and prompt service The book arrived within a week after I placed the order. As advertised, it was in very good condition. No highlighting or pen/pencil marks on the interior pages. Was a little surprised by the deteriorating binding near the back of the book which is only noticeable if you open the back cover and turn to the last page of the index. Surprised but not upset as this is to be expected in such an old book. Just happy that the pages are in pristine condition and the rest of the book is in pretty good shape. | ||