![]() ![]() He stands in the train of those historians of the last Johnson is most interested throughout in drawing conclusions, many of them provocative, from his materials. Of events and personages and historical changes fill it Mr. ![]() It is far from being a simple chronicle, though a vast wealth '' Modern Times'' unites historical and critical consciousness. ![]() (1977) displayed the mind of a well-informed and unyielding social critic. His ''History of Christianity'' (1976) revealed him to be an able practitioner of the historian's craft, and his ''Enemies of Society'' In abundance the qualities necessary to the enterprise. $27.95.Ī BOLD and capacious mind is required for what Paul Johnson has undertaken in this book: a history of the world during the last 60 years, taking in all continents and major countries. Lead: MODERN TIMES The World From the Twenties to the Eighties. Section 7, Column 1 Book Review Deskīy Robert Nisbet Robert Nisbet's latest books are ''Prejudices: A Philosophical Dictionary'' and ''History of the Idea of Progress.'' June 26, 1983, Sunday, Late City Final Edition ![]()
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