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The Making of the Modern World: Connected Histories, Divergent Paths: 1500 to the Present

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An introductory text for the second half of world history, this book uses comparison to outline themes in the evolution of the modern world.

515 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

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Robert W. Strayer

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September 17, 2009
Ouch. It's a college textbook that tells too much in too little space, and the result is dense and dry, like a bad brownie.

Perhaps my problem was trying to read it at 10:30 PM.
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