A History of the Modern World is a work initially published by the distinguished American historian at Princeton and Yale universities Robert Roswell Palmer in 1950. The work has since been extended by Joel Colton (from its second edition, 1956)[1] and Lloyd S. Kramer (from its ninth edition, 2001),[2] and currently counts 12 editions.[3][2] First published in 1950, and translated into six languages, the book is used in more than 1,000 colleges and universities, as well as many high school advanced placement courses.[4]
The second edition (1956), comprises two volumes, 20 main chapters and 110 sub-chapters.[5] The author focuses on World History from a European perspective, and the newer editions also exists under the title "A History of Europe in the Modern World".[6]
- ^ The preface for the first Swedish edition 1960, by Torvald Höjer
- ^ a b Palmer, Robert Roswell; Colton, Joel; Kramer, Lloyd S. (2002). A History of the Modern World: To 1815 [sic]. ISBN 0375413987.
- ^ "A History of Europe in the Modern World, 12th Edition". McGraw Hill. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ Martin, Douglas (18 June 2002). "R. R. Palmer, 93, History Text Author, Dies". The New York Times.
- ^ Swedish Translation, R.R. Palmer, Scandinavian University Books, "Nya Tidens Världshistoria", edited by Torvald Höjer, Stockholm 1960, no ISBN (also published in Danish, by Gyldendalske Boghandel / Nordisk Forlag, Copenhagen)
- ^ Palmer, R. R.; Colton, Joel; Kramer, Lloyd (16 October 2013). A History of Europe in the Modern World. McGraw-Hill Education. ASIN 0073385549.
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