The Penguin Atlas of Recent History

Posted on 22 January 2017 by Colin McEvedy

This new and completely updated edition of the highly successful Penguin Atlas of Recent History is the ideal introduction to major events and developments in Europe from 1815 to 2000 With over fifty colour maps, complemented by an accessible text, and entirely new sections taking the reader from 1980 to the dawn of the millennium, it covers a wide range of issues from population growth to the conflict in the former Yugoslavia. Best Download The Penguin Atlas of Recent History [ author ] Colin McEvedy [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Colin McEvedy s Penguin Atlas of Modern History was a fixture on my bookshelf as a child It s Eurocentric and Anglocentric as hell, and gets the reasons for the American War of Independence wrong However, his witty, concise description and maps of history from 1485 to 1815 have always stuck with me While Europe accepted Prussia s annexation of Silesia, Maria Theresa did not I finally got around to picking up the...In this addictive series of books, the last volume falls a bit short, owing to a long blow by blow of WWII that I m not sure I needed In comparison to other volumes, this book gives one the impression that there s nothingto life than war, which is rather disappointing.A run through of European history from 1815 to 2000 told through maps It makes some superficial conclusions, but they don t seem directly wrong And the speed of which we are going through the events is great.Of particular interest was the following The Netherlands had been divided into protestant Holland and catholic Spain now Belgium The south was inherited by Austria, annexed by France, placed under Holland, rebelled and established itself as Belgium in 1830 The French revolution of 1848 A run through of European history from 1815 to 2000 told through maps It ...In my late 20s, it dawned on me that part of my sketchy understanding of history which I was attempting to remedy was fueled by an evensketchy understanding of geography Why, in particular, did Galicia seem to be in both Spain and Poland because there are two of them Why was the same piece of territory sometime called Alsace and other time called Lorraine depends on who owned it France or Germany What was up with all of these Italian city states Or German duchies Why weren t t In my late 20s, it dawned on me that part of my sketchy understanding of history which I was attempting to remedy was fueled by an evensketchy understanding of geography Why, in particular, did Galicia seem to be in both Spain and Poland because there are two of them Why was the same piece of territory sometime called Alsace a...A breezy visual look of European history from 1815 to after World War II, as defined by the nation s borders The book s format has the left page text describes the right page map, whether that s battle maneuvers, ceded territories or growing cities McEvedy does a good job distilling the complex history down to a few paragraphs, and he s not afraid to poke fun at the statesmen of the era either Sometimes his commentary can be a little too dismissive, but this is a nice visual reference and a f A breezy visual look of European history from 1815 to after World War II, as defined by the nation s borders The book s format has the left page text describes the right page map, whether that s battle maneuvers, ceded territories or growing cities McEvedy does a good job distilling the complex history down to a few paragraphs, and he s not afraid to poke fun at the statesmen of the era either Sometimes his commentary can be...I found McEvedy s medieval Atlas to be theuseful and entertaining something about the heavy and recent stakes in the 20th century doesn t gel perfectly with his glib style which is great from a distance The selling point...This is a review of all four Penguin Atlases ofHistory Four stars because of the engaging and informative chronological and topical charts, but not so much for McEvedy s left page analysis, which was at turns soporific a...

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22 January 2017

Colin McEvedy