by Asa Briggs
Social histories are tricky, in that you're often going to be dealing with lots of statistics and Big Issues - and by spending less time with individuals often readers can feel really disconnected from the flesh and blood history. It can turn into all numbers and not enough humanity. Briggs manages ...
Really enjoyed this book, which I read for a college history class. Sadly, I kept getting failing grades on my papers even though I loved all the lectures and read the books with great enthusiasm. The prof couldn't explain at all why he was giving my papers failing grades. I later took them to an En...