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Title: Dirty Little Secrets of the Twentieth Century by James F. Dunnigan ISBN: 0-688-17068-4 Publisher: Quill Pub. Date: 06 October, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Not Like a History Professor
Comment: I really liked this book because it didnt sound like my history teacher. I'm no historian, but the writer's explanations is somewhat similar to my grandparents and relative's never ending tale of the past.
I'd recommend this for the young people, like me, who would like to read about history--- its a way to start liking it.
Rating: 3
Summary: The Twentieth Century explained in Byte size format.
Comment: An attempt to explain the Twentieth century, mostly from an American perspective, using rather selective criteria. The absence of any references at all means we are forced to accept on good faith the authors sometimes quirky interpretation of the last 100 years, thus leading us to believe that this book is probably more for entertainment than for serious debate. Some of his conclusions are idiosyncratic to say the least. The downfall of the Eastern bloc was largely due to the BBC World Service and ham radio apparently. Unless this is the first history book you've ever read, there are no real dirty little secrets as such, it's really just a concise interpretation of historial, economic and sociological trends of the last century.
A lot of the sections are repetitive and are deliberately short, presumably to cater for our shortened attention spans which, as is pointed out more than once, is due to the influence of TV. Theories like this are hardly groundbreaking, however despite the essentially lightweight nature of the book, I think the author has some genuine insight. Communism and facism for example are explained in terms of religion.
Essentially, this book should be read to enable you to spout interesting facts at people. Just be ready if challenged to do some proper research in order to substantiate much of this.
Rating: 2
Summary: Dirty Little Secrets? Hardly . . .
Comment: The title of this book is misleading . . . it leads one to assume that the book contains a number of hidden and little known facts and figures that influenced the 20th century, when it reality it is just one man's oddyssey into the social and political forces and changes that occurred in the 20th century. No references to anything is given, so as history it is very weak. General trends are noted, most of which are obvious anyway, and some parallels with the past are noted. It is a nice, quick easy read and may turn up a few items that you weren't aware of before, but anyone familiar with current events or recent history will not be impressed. An example from the book: Why do Americans live longer than other peoples in third world countried? Answer: Better sanitation! A secret? You decide.
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