PALMER和COLTON的《TheModernHistory》这本书简要介绍,出版时间,撰写时间等等

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PALMER和 COLTON的《The Modern History》这本书简要介绍,出版时间,撰写时间等等

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出版时间：2001-4-1
内容介绍：
As A History of the Modern World celebrates its 50th anniversary,it remains one of the most highly praised texts ever published,as well as the book by which many contemporary college historians were introdueed to the study of history.
A rich history of scholarship and integrity continues with the addition of Lloyd Kramer as co-author.
An increased and integrated art program,new to this edition,highlights fine art in the modern world and cmphasizes cultural history.
Access to McGraw-Hill's PowerWeb,a collection of readings,and other tools for rescarch in history are delivered electronically,including access to the Northern Lights search engine.
Visit the Online Learning Center for A History of the Modern World at www.mhhe.com/palmer9.
【概括：也就是说作为一个现代社会历史庆祝50周年,这本书收藏了很多的文学精华.】
作者简介：
R.R.PALMER was born in Chicago in 1909.After graduating from the University of Chicago he re-ceived his PhD from Cornell University in 1934.From 1936 to 1963 he taught at Princeton University,taking leave during the Second World War to Work on historical projects in Washington,D.C.In 1963 he went to Washington University in St.Louis as dean of arts and sciences,but in 1969 he resumed his teaching theis time at Yale.After his retirement in 1977,he returned to Live in Princeton,where he was affiliated with the Institute for Advanced Study.Inrecent years he and his wife have resided in a retirement community in Newtown,Pennsylvania.His most important books include Catholics and Unbelievers in Eighteenth Century France; Twelve who Ruled:The Year of the Terror in the French Revolution ; and the tow-volume Age of the Democratic Revolution ,for the first volume of which he won the Bancroft Priae.He has also writ-ten,translated,and edited a number of other books.He was president of the American Historical Association in 1970 and has received honorary degrees from universities in the United States as well as abroad.He was awarded the Antonio Feltrinelli International Prize for History in Rome in 1990.as abrad.He was awarded the Antonio Feltrinelli International Prize for History in Rome in 1990.
【作者1909年生于美国的芝加哥.在从芝加哥大学毕业之后,他获得了博士学位（PhD）,之后开始了写作生涯.】