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Title: Modern Times Revised Edition : World from the Twenties to the Nineties, The by Paul M. Johnson ISBN: 0-06-093550-2 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 07 August, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.3 (73 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Interesting Survey of Contemporary History
Comment: I believe Paul Johnson is one of the great historians of our time. He offers a refreshing narrative history of the ups and downs of the 20th century. He covers everything from the tumultuous ravages inflicted on humanity by totalitarianism and collectivist ideology to man's greatest hour of scientific discovery and technological feats.
What one considers objective in regard to history, particularly contemporary history - is what one typically what one has an ideological bias for. Having said that, it is understood that most historians are "liberal," so Paul Johnson offers a refreshingly different perspective on contemporary history that challenges the prevailing leftist culture that passes their revisonist version of history as objective. He doesn't play apologist to any totalitarian regimes like the leftists do with communism. Modern Times is well documented and easy to read. Is it any wonder that his books are so widely disseminated by conservatives and libertarians alike.
Johnson is unapologetically biased against collectivist ideology. Is it any wonder that his books are so widely disseminated by conservatives and libertarians alike.
I also recommend other books by Paul Johnson and Tragedy and Hope by Carroll Quigley.
Rating: 4
Summary: A masterpiece
Comment: Johnson's Modern times is a must read: full of interesting information and reasonings, entertaining, and highly controversial. Since History is told from a conservative perspective in this book, many will find it provocative, maybe even unfair. And, these kind of critics might be correct in some aspects. Yet Johnson's book deserves to be read because it provides very bright ideas which must be taken into account when discussing about the history of the 20th century. For example, it is very interesting Johnson's analysis on why the allies threw the bomb on Japanese cities and what was the real dimension of the tragedy beneath this. Moreover, Johnson helps us understand difficult periods of the century like the rise of the nazi regime and the success of Khomeini in Iran. Finally, though it is true that some won't like the way Johnson treats popular personalities like Gandhi or Freud, He deserves to be recognized for his effort to bring ethical considerations when thinking about the lessons of history. Ah, by the way, this book must be read closely after or before reading Hobsbawm's book on the same subject! (because Hobsbawm provides the left-wing point of view).
Rating: 2
Summary: Questionable
Comment: While I really looked forward to the idea of reading a book to get the whole world's history in the last century, I was disappointed by this work. A good part of the blame ofcourse falls on me for expecting a good coverage of the entire world's history by one author.
Mr. Johnson is certainly not an expert at many of the topics he covers (and pronounces judgements on). In addition, there are no references provided for many of his interpretations.
Given this, I think it is better for someone looking to learn world history to pick up a number of books and develop his/her understanding based on that.
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Title: A History of the American People by Paul M. Johnson ISBN: 0060930349 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Intellectuals by Paul M. Johnson ISBN: 0060916575 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 11 April, 1990 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: A History of the Jews by Paul M. Johnson ISBN: 0060915331 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 14 September, 1988 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: A History of Christianity by Paul Johnson ISBN: 0684815036 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: May, 1995 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Heaven on Earth: The Rise and Fall of Socialism by Joshua Muravchik ISBN: 1893554457 Publisher: Encounter Books Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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