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Palmer, Robert Roswell was born on January 11, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Roswell Roy and Blanche (Steere) Palmer.
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"History of the Modern World" is a careful, well-written narrative of major events from the late Middle Ages to the political and religious conflicts at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It offers a wide-ranging survey that helps readers understand both the complexities of great events (e.g., the French Revolution, the First World War, or the collapse of great imperial systems) and the importance of historical analysis. It also provides a careful summary of the modern political changes that have affected the social and cultural development of all modern cultures. Throughout the book's lifetime, "A History of the Modern World" has been hailed as an elegantly written historical narrative, filled with analysis and balanced historical insights as well as its traditional attention to the processes of historical change, conflict, and political transformations. The tenth edition has been updated to include the clear maps, the survey of global economic connections, the chronologies, the illustrations, and the up-to-date bibliographies that today's students need and expect.
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As the new title reflects, Palmer’s A History of Europe in the Modern World maintains its well-established historical authority, while focusing more specifically on Europe’s prominent role in modern global exchanges, nation building, transnational commercial systems, colonial empires, and cultural transitions. Combining concise accounts of specific nations and national differences with a wide-ranging, comparative analysis of international events, this updated edition of a classic text carefully examines the whole modern history of Europeans and their perpetually changing societies.
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(In the series of historical studies of the Army Ground Fo...)
In the series of historical studies of the Army Ground Forces, 1942-45, a volume previously published, The Organization of Ground Combat Troops, deals with policies governing the number, size, composition, and equipment of the ground combat units in World War II. This volume centers on training, the principal mission of the Army Ground Forces. Since the obtaining of qualified personnel proved to be basic to the fulfillment of this mission, the first three studies deal with the procurement of enlisted men and officers possessed of the qualities and aptitudes desired for service in ground combat. The three studies which follow discuss the policies and problems involved in the training of individuals, enlisted and commissioned, for their special functions in ground combat—a responsibility which the Commanding General of the Army Ground Forces received in March 1942 as successor to the chiefs of the statutory arms. The last four studies in the volume deal with the training of units, which the Army Ground Forces regarded as its principal and most urgent task.
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The Description for this book, The Improvement of Humanity: Education and the French Revolution, will be forthcoming.
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( In its fifth year (1793-1794), the French Revolution fa...)
In its fifth year (1793-1794), the French Revolution faced a multifaceted crisis that threatened to overwhelm the Republic. In response the government instituted a revolutionary dictatorship and a "reign of terror," with a Committee of Public Safety at its head. R. R. Palmer's fascinating narrative follows the Committee's deputies individually and collectively, recounting and assessing their tumultuous struggles in Paris and their repressive missions in the provinces. A new foreword by Isser Woloch explains why this book has been, and deserves to remain, an enduring classic in French revolutionary studies.
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(A History of the Modern World is a careful, well-written ...)
A History of the Modern World is a careful, well-written narrative of major events from the late Middle Ages to the political and religious conflicts at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It offers a wide-ranging survey that helps readers understand both the complexities of great events (e.g., the French Revolution, the First World War, or the collapse of great imperial systems) and the importance of historical analysis. It also provides a careful summary of the modern political changes that have affected the social and cultural development of all modern cultures. Throughout the book's lifetime, A History of the Modern World has been hailed as an elegantly written historical narrative, filled with analysis and balanced historical insights as well as its traditional attention to the processes of historical change, conflict, and political transformations. The tenth edition has been updated to include the clear maps, the survey of global economic connections, the chronologies, the illustrations, and the up-to-date bibliographies that today's students need and expect.
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Palmer, Robert Roswell was born on January 11, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Roswell Roy and Blanche (Steere) Palmer.
Bachelor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1931. Doctor of Laws, University Chicago, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1934.
Doctor of Letters, Washington University, St. Louis, 1962. Doctor of Humane Letters, Kenyon College, 1963. Doctor of Humane Letters, University New Haven, 1980.
Doctor honoris causa, University Toulouse, France, 1965. Doctor honoris causa, University Uppsala, Sweden, 1977.
Member faculty, Princeton University, 1936-1963, 66-69; professor of history, Princeton University, 1946-1963; Dodge professor of history, Princeton University, 1952-1963; dean faculty arts and science, professor of history, Washington University, St. Louis, 1963-1966; professor of history, Yale University, 1969-1977; emeritus, Yale University, 1977. Adjunct Professor University of Michigan, 1977-1980. Visiting professor University of Chicago, summer 1947, U. Colorado, summer 1951, University of California at Berkeley, summer 1962, University of Michigan, 1969,75.
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(Conceived and written as a history of the modern world ra...)
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( The Description for this book, Catholics and Unbeliever...)
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(Twelve Who Ruled: The Year of The Terror In The French Re...)
(Twelve Who Ruled: The Year of The Terror In The French Re...)
(History of Europe in the Modern World)
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(old rand McNally atlas)
(the French Revolution)
(hardback)
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Served history division United States Army, 1943-1945. Member American Academy Arts and Sciences, Massachusetts History Society, American Philosophical Society, American History Association (president 1970), Society French History Studies (president 1961), Academy Naz. dei Lincei.
Married Esther Howard, December 19, 1942. Children: Stanley, Richard, Emily.