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Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to World Conflicts by Steven D. Strauss ISBN: 0-02-864366-6 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 17 July, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Disappointingly Slanted
Comment: I skimmed this book in a bookstore and thought it would be a great volume to inform me for debating current political issues with better regard to their historical foundations. I bought the book on Amazon and upon reading it, I was disappointed in the author's leftist slant. He blames most world problems on the United States in any spurious way he can derive.
There are some useful facts here, but read this book with a grain of salt if you have it, or buy a better book if you do not. It is one thing to take a position and justify it, like Jared Diamond in "Guns, Germs and Steel", an excellent book, though I disagree with his premises. It is another thing to do as Strauss does in this book and lbindly take a slant, possibly even unaware of the slant, and meander through a supposedly historical acocunt whilst rewriting it to suit your tastes.
I wish there was more consistency in the quality of "Complete Idiot's guide to..." books.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent
Comment: This book is quite good. It covers a lot of ground, is even-handed, and deals with issues fairly by giving both points of view. It's amazing to read what people do to each other, and the book endeavors to succinctly explain the varied reasons humans are so often in conflict. Well-written and excellent.
Rating: 2
Summary: Informative... but lacking some key facts
Comment: Mr Strauss's book is quite informative and its an able introduction to some of the world conflicts but definately not the best with regards to detailed information on certain topics. With regards to the section regarding the Turkish-Kurdish conflict Strauss does not devote enough time on the subject. Instead he babbles on how Turkey has been systematically denying the Kurds their rights...blah...blah...blah...Mr. Straus you claim to be an expert on these world conflicts but you obviously take the Kurds' side and disregard the whole conflict for what its worth. There is always two sides to a story and you only seem to be inetrested in the Kurds. Your biased opinions make this a 2 star selection. And even that is generous grade for a work of this nature.
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Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide To American Government by Mary Shaffrey, Melanie Fonder ISBN: 0028643534 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 13 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: World History for Dummies by Peter Haugen ISBN: 0764552422 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Twentieth Century History by Alan Axelrod ISBN: 0028633857 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 07 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Middle East Conflict (2nd Edition) by Mitchell G. Bard ISBN: 0028644107 Publisher: Penguin Putnam Pub. Date: 12 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Geography by Thomas E., Jr. Sherer ISBN: 0028619552 Publisher: Penguin Putnam Pub. Date: 15 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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