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Interviewed on BBC television in 1997, shortly before his death, Sir Isaiah Berlin, the Oxford philosopher and historian of ideas, was asked what had been the most surprising thing about his long life. Read the first page
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Don't know what everyone else is saying, this book provides an utterly superb introduction to the ideas and thinkers and movements of the modern age, a great springboard to works and ideas you otherwise might never encounter.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
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I was first introduced to this book through my local library.It was so absorbing exciting and interesting to read that I needed to purchased it and I now use it as a reference book For any one that has an enquiring mind it is a must Its attraction is the diverse amount of the subject matter from the discoveries of this century to the origins of the universe The way in which it is written subject by subject allows you to pick it up at any chapter which is like reading a small book each time you pick it up Modern Mind: An Intellectual History of the 20th Century
18 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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Reading this book is like listening to one of Mozart's string quartets played by a few beginning saxophone students. Sure, you might recognize the significance of the content, but the execution leaves you longing for a performance commensurate with its substance. I found myself continually putting it down and returning to other books on my shelf, such as Everdell's "The First Moderns" or Schorske's "Fin de Siècle Vienna."
In all fairness though, Watson's book is remarkably ambitious in its attempt to cover the entire scope of twentieth century intellectual history in one volume. Undertaking this daunting task alone merits a few stars. The author's apparent breadth of knowledge is impressive and it was somewhat nice to read a broad work on a subject so prone to esoteric treatment. Watson's book brings needed perspective. I learned some things reading it, but I would not want my students to model his writing. The word "encyclopedic," used elsewhere in reference to this book, is an accurate description--for better or for worse.
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