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A history of the world since World War I discusses the scientific, economic, political, and philosophical forces that have shaped our lives.
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The modern world began on 29 May 1919 when photographs of a solar eclipse, taken on the island of Principe off West Africa and at Sobral Brazil, confirmed the truth of a new theory of the universe. Read the first page
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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This is possibly the most interesting historical book around. Even those who are not interested in history will enjoy this book.
The massive scope of this work is impressive. The two areas that remain with me, years after reading this book are,
1. The further reinforcement of the notion of "Man's Inhumanity to Man". That man, when left to his own resources, without social restraint, will behave more beastly than any animal. I like to suppose that we can rise above that...but as this book shows, as societies have moved to be more democratic, ruled not by monarchies but by common man, we have become more barbaric.
2. The utter failure of the communist movement...the misguided beginnings, the continued mistakes, blunders...an elitist group of intellectuals who had no faith in the common man; just how non-communist the communist regime was...and this work was written before the demise of the communist world. How interesting it would have been if this book concluded just a few years later.
This book would be great for anyone who desires to spark the interest of history in those who have no desire to study it....(i.e., history teachers and their bored students)
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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This is simply one of the best and most important works of history I have ever read. Mr. Johnson is an excellent writer, one of the best writers of history there is. Mr. Johnson understands the world, understands why the tragedies of the past seventy years happened, and he is not afraid to name names. Many persons who are generally presented as heroes in other histories and the mainstream media are not presented as such here. This history is not for the faint of heard, be prepared to have many of your closely held beliefs questioned.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Paul Johnson is the thinking conservative's historian. In "Modern Times" (the book that Dan Quayle read!), Mr. Johnson undertakes the huge task of illuminating the political, militaristic and philosophical underpinnings of the 20th century up to the Kennedy era. As the book progresses, Johnson's focus shifts away from the Weltenschauung of Western Europe and Russia towards that of the United States. One gets the impression that Mr. Johnson became disillusioned with Europe after the wars and turned to the U.S. in hope of its role in maintaining the "right" world order. His personal political views also begin to emerge gradually, and culminate in a diatribe on the Kennedy era. Despite its flaws, the book captured me immediately and held me, despite my more liberal views, to the end. It may be a good example of bias in the historian's art, but is nevertheless a great read!
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Angry Rant from a Grumpy Old Man
Let us start with the positives. This book is extremly well written. And it is quite long, so obviously mr Johnson put a lot of effort into it. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Jan Patrik Sahlstrøm
Modern Times through the eyes of a crooked mind
I've been reading about the 20th century for the last fifteen years, covering all conflicts, all settlements, all progress etc. Read more
Published 14 months ago by damla özer
Entertaining but a little biased and dated, too
I've had something of a feast of Paul Johnson in recent months. I finished his History of the American People a few weeks ago which I read alongside this one. Read more
Published on 29 Jun 2008 by William Cohen
An astonishing achievement; a key text of our age.
Johnson surveys our blood-soaked century and its mountains of corpses and lays the blame at the feet of utopian politics and the totalitarian urge to power. Read more
Published on 4 Aug 1999
Readable history from a unique perspective
Paul Johnson combines two qualities hard to find in today's historical works - readability and a theocentric world view. Read more
Published on 20 May 1999
Deep, deep, deep, deep!
History at it's finest. The Bibliography is worth it alone. All persons with minds must buy this book to assist in rational thought!
Published on 10 Feb 1999
Enrages the left by confronting them with the truth.
Nothing makes a tired leftist more furious than an engagement with the truth. Johnson's book, now a classic, provides a schematic for understanding the political and moral... Read more
Published on 29 Nov 1998
A must read for a balanced view of our history and times...
An excellent book for any serious student/reader of history. Johnson provides an alternative perspective that turns populist history and political correctness on its earn.
Published on 27 Nov 1998
Don't be fooled by the engaging literary style of this book
This is not a work of history, it is a polemical tract pushing a conservative, Euro-American centered, exclusionist political agenda. Read more
Published on 2 Nov 1998
A carefully calculated polemic and an act of propaganda.
Mr. Johnson writes in a very witty and entertaining manner, never failing to spice his carefully constructed edifice of conservative Catholic reaction with moderately witty barbs... Read more
Published on 8 Sep 1998
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