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"This is a big book (420 pages) but well worth the effort. The book's two main premises are that slavery was a critical component of the development of capitalism in the United States and indeed the western world (the author is not the first to ad..."
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"This book is an easy and fast read, well written, and enjoyable. To a great extent, it repeats the history of Haussmann's work which has been commented on many times before. The one contribution the author appears to have made is ascribing great..."
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"This is a monumental book at 708 dense pages, but the author writes so well and pulls his material together in an interesting manner that reading is a joy. The author sets the stage by describing the ascendancy of the British aristocracy about 1..."
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"If the history of geology intrigues you then Martin Rudwick's Earth's Deep History is superior to this effort in all respects. Winchester's book suffers two serious defects: he believes in the great men theory of history and argues that William S..."
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