The Age of the Democratic Revolution
- 880 pages
- 31 hours of reading
Explores how the American, French, and Polish revolutions, along with political movements in Britain, Ireland, and Holland, reflect similar political ideas, needs, and conflicts.
R. R. Palmer Books
Robert Roswell Palmer was an American historian who specialized in eighteenth-century France. His most influential scholarship examined an age of democratic revolution that swept across Atlantic civilization between 1760 and 1800. Palmer explored the political history of Europe and America during this period, offering profound insights into the formation of modern democracies. His work significantly contributed to understanding this pivotal era.
Twelve Who Ruled
- 448 pages
- 16 hours of reading
An excellent book on the administration of France by the great Committee of Public Safety. . . . [Palmer] has made the members of the Committee living characters and the events of the period real occurrences.--American Political Science Review
The extraordinary events of the last few years have made this eighth edition come sooner than usual after its predecessor. It is of course too early to assess the magnitude and consequences of what has happened, but we have done much new writing, rewriting, rewording, and rearrangement to present the upheavals in Eastern Europe, the disintegration fo the former Soviet Union, the reunification of Germany, the end of the Cold War, the Islamic fundamentalist movement, changes in latin america, and much else.
Conceived & written as a history of the modern world rather than a truncated Western Civilization book, this text is one of the most highly praised history texts ever published. In 1950 Palmer published A History of the Modern World, which is in its tenth edition as of 4/06. He prepared the latest versions with the assistance of Joel Colton & Lloyd Kramer. The text has been translated into six languages & is used in more than 1000 colleges & many Advanced Placement History high school classes. It's notable for its clear, essay-like writing style. Palmer's introduction covers the period from the earliest signs of human civilization to 1300 CE. The main body of the text covers events from the Black Death to the Fall of the USSR in European history. The book is grouped into categories based on ideas, i.e. the effect of the French Revolution on modern & ancient thought may be mentioned before the French Revolution.