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The Penguin History of the World (Paperback)

by J.M. Roberts (Author)

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Paperback: 1168 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; 3rd Revised edition edition (1 May 1995)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0140154957
ISBN-13: 978-0140154955
Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 4.6 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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A revised edition of this survey of world history. The book contains 90 specially-commissioned maps.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best history I have ever read!, 9 Jul 2000

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This is a comprehensive history of the world, from the origins of humanity to the present day. It's packed with information, very deeply researched, without being dry. As readable as any novel - you just can't put it down - and accessible to anyone. Part of its strength is that many of the analyses drop 'hints' and lead you to develop your own ideas.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly absorbing, informative and easy to understand., 15 Sep 1999

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J.M.Roberts has laid out the world's history in a true chronological way, describing events as they occur in different parts of the world to allow the reader a way to envisage the world as it unfolds.

Objective as much as possible - he has however emphasised, overall, the importance of Europe in shaping today's world. At the same time he has accounted for the way the world's different peoples' have developed in culture and thinking.

Recommended at least to increase your understanding and enrich the picture of not only world events but of it's people too.

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4.0 out of 5 stars just abit of light reading, 9 Oct 2003

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I congratulate anyone who gets through this - at 1114 pages its no walk in the park, but well worth the effort.
Roberts has an uncanny ability to take any topic, say, The French Revolution, the Civil War, the fall of Rome, and penetrate right to the heart of the matter, capturing its very essence and significance. Equally though, he is able to bind all the individual events together, to explain the broader developments of history across all cultures and continents.
The book benefits from beginning at prehistory, which makes the story that follows all the more fascinating, and at times ridiculous, when you think that not too long ago we were still just apes.
My main criticisms would be that he does tend to emphasise, ad nauseum, the hegemony that Europe established over the rest of the world. It does become a little Eurocentric and repititive in places. Roberts also has an annoying habit of quoting someone but then not telling you who said it (" as a philosopher once said...").
Even taking these things into account, as a history graduate I would say I have rarely, if ever, encountered a historian with such a brilliant grasp of the issues of history or who can express things with such clarity.

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4.0 out of 5 stars In every time and place...
J.M. Roberts is a good popular historian. Of the several works of his for the popular audience that I have read, all have come across as interesting and well organised, accessible... Read more

Published on 11 Jan 2006 by Kurt Messick

5.0 out of 5 stars A good book but too advanced for beginners.
I got this book in order to have a general knowledge of history, but I had to quit near the midst (I changed to "History of World Civilizations" -Prentice Hall- and did... Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Astounding !
The most extraordinary trip I have ever taken - a totally breaktaking account of World history awaits the new reader. Thank you Mr. Roberts for this wonderful experience !

Published on 14 Dec 1999 by carol.augier@mciworldcom.fr

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