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Contemporary Europe: A History (10th Edition)

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I enjoyed the text overall. It is rather light on its treatment of eastern europe, however. The writing on the area is too often limited to the soviets, not the home native nationalities. It also leaves much to be desired in its review of the 70's and 80's. otherwise a good read covering all aspects of modern european history.

I read this book for my IB European History course during high school. I found CE to be a lot better when it comes to the 20th century than the more often read A History of the Modern World by R.R. Palmer. CE is a fantastic resource and is not really that boring to read for someone who is interested in history. If you are not interested in history then don't touch it unless you have to, you will most likely hate it. Overall I thought it was good even for last minute review before a test. If you are doing 20th century history and specifically history of Russia/Soviet Union then this is the book because it focuses a lot on the Cold War and Soviet interactions with the world.

This textbook provides an adequate overview of the period with orthodox interpretations about the harshness of the treaty and the role it plays in later European conflicts. Each chapter also provides an overview of books for additional reading.