The "Great War" claimed nearly 40 million lives and set the stage for World War II; the Holocaust; and the Cold War. One hundred years later; historians are beginning to recognize how unnecessary it was. In Archduke Franz Ferdinand Lives!; acclaimed political psychologist Richard Ned Lebow examines the chain of events that led to war and what could reasonably have been done differently to avoid it. In this highly original and intellectually challenging book; he constructs plausible worlds; some better; some worse; that might have developed. He illustrates them with "what-if" biographies of politicians; scientists; religious leaders; artists; painters; and writers; sports figures; and celebrities; including scenarios where: there is no Israel; neither John Kennedy nor Barack Obama become president; Curt Flood; not Jackie Robinson; integrates baseball; Satchmo and many Black jazz musicians leave for Europe; where jazz blends with klezmer; nuclear research is internationalized and all major countries sign a treaty outlawing the development of atomic weapons; Britain and Germany are entrapped in a Cold War that threatens to go nuclear; and much more.
#428893 in Books Cengage Learning 2012-01-01Ingredients: Example IngredientsFormat: Student EditionOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 11.50 x 1.00 x 8.75l; 2.55 #File Name: 1111831432656 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A college textbook? Could have fooled me...By AutumnRoseI'm pretty disappointed in the quality of the text in this textbook. This in no way has an effect on or their customer services; which is always excellent.This textbook is a college textbook. But there are various instances that were completely absurd in the written text I had a hard time getting through it. I found the material studied interesting. But the writing... good lord. I found that the book tries to use too many words that are unnecessarily flowery; overly pretentious; and added nothing to the material. It stood out and did not flow with the text. Many times excessive use of alliteration was used to the point of being laughable. The following is a direct quote from page 855 of the text: "But MacArthur pooh-poohed all predictions of an effective intervention by the Chinese and reportedly boasted that he would "have the boys home by Christmas."" This COLLEGE textbook actually udesign the word pooh-poohed. I mean; come on. Seriously. My own personal opionion; I but I was deeply disappointed in how this text was written.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Pages cut off-Kindle EditionBy Kimberly JenkinsI have rented the Kindle edition and some of the pages seem like they are cut off on the sides-like they were scanned but the scanner cut the page off. So far it is on pg 588; I will update if I find anymore. It is kind of annoying and disappointing; glad I only rented it.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. College BookBy CustomerRequired book for class.
