John Roberts (Estate)
Michael Sissons & Fiona Petheram - Books
J. M. Roberts was from 1953 to 1979 a Fellow and Tutor of Merton College, Oxford. From 1979 to 1985 he was Vice-Chancellor of Southampton University. He then returned to the Wardenship of Merton, from which he retired to his native Somerset in 1994. He also spent time in the United States, holding posts at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, Columbia and the University of South Carolina. In 1996 he was appointed CBE for his services to education and history.
He was the author of EUROPE 1880-1945, THE MYTHOLOGY OF SECRET SOCIETIES, THE PAIRS COMMUNE FROM THE RIGHT, THE AGE OF REVOLUTION AND IMPROVEMENT, THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, THE TRIUMPH OF THE WEST (originally a BBC Television series), THE PENGUIN HISTORY OF EUROPE and THE PENGUIN HISTORY OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. He also edited PARNELL'S HISTORY OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY and was historical adviser on the BBC Television series THE PEOPLE'S CENTURY.
He died on 30 May 2003.
John Roberts (Estate)'s CV
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THE NEW PENGUIN HISTORY OF THE WORLD
Publisher UK: PENGUIN PRESS
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Fully revised and updated 4th edition of the perennial bestseller.
THE TRIUMPH OF THE WEST
Publisher UK: ORION PUBLISHING
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An illuminating and authoritative account, greatly expanded from a 13-part television series, of the history of western civilization from its earliest roots. J.M. Roberts uncovers what it was that gave European culture its confident energy for so many centuries while exposing its flaws and its irreversible impact on the rest of the world.
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Publisher UK: PENGUIN
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The Twentieth Century places a chronological narrative of events in the context of the long-term changes that coloured them. Among these are worldwide increases in life expectancy; major strides in science and technology; the radical reconfiguration of the global economy; vanished empires, shrunken white hegemony, and reassessment of "western" civilization; and the ever-evolving role of women.
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE WORLD/HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY/HISTORY OF THE WORLD/HISTORY OF EUROPE
Publisher UK: HELICON
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EUROPE 1880-1945
Publisher UK: PEARSON
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A bestselling introduction to the period. Social, economic and cultural history are integrated within a firm political framework.
HISTORY OF THE WORLD
Publisher UK: HUTCHINSON
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