Pros: Very thorough examination of a wide range of topics. Cons: Not at all politically correct.
Jacques Barzun has been a favorite author of mine for many years. His name appears on many collections used as college texts but in this book he puts his own writing in a final (?) tour de force. Barzun examines in topical areas much of Western...
Pros: Very clever and well-written Cons: End notes are pretty much useless
You studied history in high school, and again in college. You've heard all about the Reformation of the church, the colonization of the western hemisphere, and the Industrial Revolution. There doesn't seem to be anything new to say on these...
Pros: A very wide range of topics spanning 500 years. Cons: Topics are not fleshed out in full detail
This is a great tour de force in the study of Western civilization. It is immense in its scope, ambitious in its thesis, but overall it is very well written. Barzun as indicated in the book title, defines a specific time frame of European history and...
Paperback, The Modern Researcher With Infotrac The textbook, Modern Researcher, by Jacques Barzun and Henry F. Graff, available in Hardback. Published by: Cengage Learning. Edition: 6TH. ISBN1...
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