Stevenson, David. Cataclysm: the First World Ward as political tragedy.STEVENSON, David. Cataclysm: the First World War as political tragedy. Basic Books. 564p. illus. maps. c2004. 0-465-08185-1. $18.95. A STRACHAN, Hew. The First World War. Penguin. 364p. illus. maps. notes. index. c2003. 0-14-303518-5. $16.00. SA Both of these books are touted on their dust jackets as outstanding one-volume histories of WW I and both are written by British historians. Strachan's book is clearly the more accessible of the two, written in a breezier style, with helpful photographs dotting every few pages (and a great set of maps in the beginning); it is also briefer (the type font A set of print characters of a particular design (typeface), size (point size) and weight (light, medium, heavy). See font. is not especially small, either). Stevenson's book is knottier and more academic in style and nearly 500 pages long (with a smaller, less inviting typeface The design of a set of printed characters, such as Courier, Helvetica and Times Roman. The terms "typeface" and "font" are used interchangeably, but the typeface is the primary design, while the font is the particular implementation and variation of the typeface, such as bold or italics ). Stevenson's chapter titles are simply descriptive; Strachan's are more metaphorically allusive al·lu·sive adj. Containing or characterized by indirect references: an allusive speech. al·lu (a mark against it, actually--just what, you wonder, is in that chapter.) Both have good end notes, though Stevenson's book, not surprisingly, has a more carefully detailed index. A school looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. one new book on the subject would most likely want the shorter, punchier one. Neither makes as bold a reappraisal of events as fellow Brit Niall Ferguson Niall Ferguson (b. April 18, 1964 in Glasgow, Scotland) is an award winning Scottish historian specializing in financial and economic history. He is best known for his revisionist views on imperialism and colonialism. did a few years back with Pity of War, but they each have a key selling point selling point n. An aspect of a product or service that is stressed in advertising or marketing. Noun 1. selling point - a characteristic of something that is up for sale that makes it attractive to potential customers : Strachan leads directly from the war then to the world now (especially in the Middle East), while Stevenson carefully probes motives and context for key actions throughout the conflict in a way that sheds new light on each element. For libraries building a rich collection on the topic for student research, both books would be useful additions. Daniel Levinson Daniel J. Levinson was one of the founders of the field of Positive Adult Development. He was born in New York City on May 28, 1920. He completed his dissertation at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1947, on the measurement of ethnocentrism. , Teacher, Thayer Acad., Braintree, MA S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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