A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900

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1) Paperback Book A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900 by Harper Perennial. Don´t be turned off by the negative Publisher´s Weekly review. This book makes the case that many historians have refused to make because of their ideological preference. When confronted with an alternative point of view, it is a bit rich for Publisher´s Weekly to claim that the book is more polemic than history, what do you think Eric Hobswam, Noam Chomsky and Manning Clark, to name but a few writers, works of history are? Three supposedly main stream historians who are/where raving communists! The hypocrisy is astounding. This book restores some balance.¤

2) Paperback Book A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900 by Harper Perennial. "A History Of The English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900" by Andrew Roberts is an ambitious work that attempts to serve as a sequel to the four-volume work by Sir Winston Churchill ("A History Of The English-Speaking Peoples") that traced the histories from their humble beginnings up to January 1st, 1900. Roberts´ opinion (which I do share) is that the best and most exciting history of the English-speaking peoples actually BEGAN from January 1st, 1900 rather than ended there. What was "the future" to Churchill is now our "past", seeing as how we have the luxury to examine it from where we are now in 2008. I grabbed the book, headed down to the food-court, gobbled down a beef-pie and started reading. I find much to agree with in the book. There should be no question whatsoever that we cannot understand much about the previous century (or our present, for that matter) without a careful examination of the importance of understanding the English-speaking peoples. In fact, however much we hate to admit it (as I believe readers of Chomsky do), the previous century really must be defined as the Century of the English-Speaking Peoples.

Having said that, Roberts´ book is largely flawed. To put it more succinctly, the strengths of the book are also its weaknesses. Roberts go to no small lengths to prove the "greatness" of the English-speaking peoples (UK, US, Australia and Canada - but excluding Ireland, because of their seeming addiction towards self-flagellating regression) and ended up sounding so jingoistic as to sometimes be a turn-off! There is no question that there is much to laud, to applaud even, about the achievements of the English-speaking peoples. I would even go so far as to ascribe a certain undeniable greatness to them. But to read a 800-page defense of their "Manifest Destiny" can be a little too much to take. Perhaps the solution is to read this volume with another useful book called "An Utterly Impartial History Of Britain" (by John O´Farrell) within convenient reach so as to counter the heady-optimism. I often think that the best histories are those that make us critical of ourselves, our nations, our culture. Roberts´ self-congratulatory tone throughout makes the book sound, at times, like a ridiculous religious tract written by blind-adherents rather than a work worthy of a true historian. Having said that, the breadth, the ambition and the obvious passion of the author is to be applauded. This will be a good volume to read and re-read, if for no other reason than to see the desperate apologetics of the English-speaking peoples in an age when they actually have to be so desperately apologetic!
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3) Paperback Book A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900 by Harper Perennial. Agree 100% with the other 5* readers, this will indeed drive liberals nuts. How the English speaking people have helped make this world livable and just is beyond argument. Unless you happen to be a revisionist Anglophobe, and they´re plenty out there.
Essential read along with Jonah Goldberg´s "Liberal Fascism".
You want an accurate view of the last 100 years, here it is.
BTW, I´m reading the tag selections: stupidity, right-wing, inaccurate, and parody, being the first few.
Kick the libs to the curb with factual information.¤

4) Paperback Book A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900 by Harper Perennial. I sent this book to my husband in Afghanistan he is reading this book now and is enjoying it very much. It is well written and interesting.¤

5) Paperback Book A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900 by Harper Perennial. ´A History of The English Speaking Peoples´ by Andrew Roberts

Andrew Roberts has penned a refreshing, enjoyable and erudite history of English-speaking nations in ´A History of The English Speaking Peoples´. Refreshing, I say, due to the fact that he is unapologetic (for the most part) for and sympathetic to these nations capitalistic economies, approaches to foreign policy and support for spreading democracy. Refreshing, because so much of the history that has been written over the last many decades have pilloried the English-speaking peoples over these aforementioned subjects.

A clear narrative this is not: the book may seem disjointed, at least at the start, however you´ll soon get the feel for Roberts´ voice and settle in well. He jumps from topic to topic which may take adjusting though his prose is superb and you´ll find a good deal of humor as you move along. I´ve seen this book described as a right wing polemic, and I suppose I can understand why, though I rarely see the knives come out for Chomsky´s or Zinn´s new releases. For those right of center, you´ll find this read extremely enjoyable; for others who reside comfortably in the center this will serve, if nothing else, as a fine alternative for the left wing polemics; those left of center will likely seethe.¤

6) Paperback Book A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900 by Harper Perennial.

A magisterial history inspired by Winston Churchill´s famous opus, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900 is an engrossing account of the twentieth century, with a unique perspective on our turbulent times. In 1900, where Churchill ended the fourth volume of his History of the English-Speaking Peoples, the United States had not yet emerged onto the world scene as a great power. Yet the coming century was to belong to the English-speaking peoples, who successively and successfully fought the Kaiser´s Germany, Axis aggression and Soviet Communism, and who are now struggling against Islamic fundamentalist terrorism. Andrew Roberts´s History proves especially invaluable as the United States today looks to other parts of the English-speaking world as its best, closest and most dependable allies.

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