Modern Library Chronicles (5 books in series)

The Romantic Revolution (2010)
language
English
3.72 of 5 Votes: 1
review 1: This is short, 190 odd page introduction to the basic tenets of what Romanticism was, its beliefs, its proponents, its historical location in society and the era it developed within. Its a whirlwind study, and Tim Blanning condenses the books main focus with a prose that it not t...
The Korean War: A History (2010)
language
English
author
3.74 of 5 Votes: 2
review 1: This book was informative about mostly ghastly and terrible war crimes that were committed during the Korean war. It did not go in depth about the actual battles or the White House strategy of the war as I was hoping. It was clearly written by a hard core liberal with a lot of ...
The Uses and Abuses of History. Margaret MacMillan (2010)
language
English
3.47 of 5 Votes: 5
review 1: I've had this shelved for a year or so and finally picked it up to give it a quick read. The new academic year will start at the end of this month, so I want to begin getting myself gradually into the mental flow of reflecting upon the critical nature of history. I'm giving this ...
Dangerous Games: The Uses and Abuses of History (2010)
language
English
3.47 of 5 Votes: 4
review 1: Ένα φοβερό βιβλίο για όποιον επιθυμεί να αφουγραστεί κριτικά την Ιστορία,όχι μόνο του 20ου αιώνα αλλά και και την ίδια ως επιστήμη.Το βιβλίο είναι οι λόγοι που εκφώνησε η καθηγήτρια σε σεμινάρια πανεπιστημίου και αποτελούν για μένα τις πιο ξεκάθαρες και ακομπλεξάριστες σκέψεις γύ...
The Uses and Abuses of History (2008)
language
English
3.47 of 5 Votes: 3
review 1: This is a worthwhile and thought-provoking read. The author, a Canadian historian of "Paris 1919" fame, reflects on the interest of modern society in history and advocates for the objective or non-biased documentation of history via the work of historians. She provides numerous C...