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Book Suggestions: USSR and Modern Europe since 1945 - needgames4lyfe - 11-14-2010
I am going to be taking both USSR and Modern Europe since 1945 in January (DSST'S).
Can you guys give me good book suggestions? I am going to do IC flashcards
Thanks!
Need help ASAP
Book Suggestions: USSR and Modern Europe since 1945 - clep study guides - 11-14-2010
Prometric recommends these books:
The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union*
Gilbert, Martin. Soviet History Atlas. London:
Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd., current edition.
Hosking, Geoffrey. The First Socialist Society: A
History of the Soviet Union from Within. Cambridge,
MA: Harvard University Press, current edition.
Kort, Michael. The Soviet Colossus: History and
Aftermath. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, current
edition.
McCauley, Martin. The Soviet Union 1917-1991.
New York, NY: Longman, current edition.
Nove, Alec. An Economic History of the USSR
1917-1991. New York, NY: Penguin Books, current
edition.
Thompson, John M. A Vision Unfulfilled: Russia
and the Soviet Union in the Twentieth Century.
Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath and Company, current
edition.
Treadgold, Donald W. Twentieth-Century Russia.
San Francisco, CA: Westview Press, current edition.
Western Europe Since 1945^
Black, Cyril, Jonathan Helmreich, Paul Helmreich,
Charles Issawi, and A James McAdams. REBIRTH:
A History of Europe Since World War II. Boulder,
CO: Westview Press, Inc., current edition.
Edited by Joseph Colomer. Political Institutions in
Europe. New York, NY: Routledge, current edition.
George, Stephen. Politics and Policy in the
European Union. New York, NY: Oxford University
Press, current edition.
Lane, Jan-Erik and Svante Ersson. European
Politics: An Introduction. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Publications, current edition.
Hancock, Donald, David Conradt, B. Guy Peters,
William Saftan and Raphael Zariski. Politics in
Western Europe: Introduction to the Politics of the
United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy Sweden,
and the European Union. Chatham, NJ: Chatham
House Publishers, current edition.
Nelson, Brent and Alexander Stubb. The European
Union: Readings on the Theory and Practice of
European Integration. Boulder, CO: L. Rienner
Publishers, current edition.
Piening, Christopher. Global Europe: The European
Union in World Affairs. Boulder, CO: Rienner
Publishers, current edition.
Rose, Richard. What is Europe?: Dynamic
Perspective. New York, NY: Longman, current
edition.
Sperling, James and Emil Kirchner. Recasting the
European Order: Security Architectures and
Economic Cooperation. New York, NY: Manchester
University Press, current edition.
Steiner, Jurg. European Democracies. New York,
NY: Longman, current edition.
Urwin, Derek. Western Europe Since 1945: A
Political History New York: Longman, current
edition.
Wood, David and Birol Yesilada. The Emerging
European Union. White Plains, NY: Longman,
current edition.
I know there is quite a bit there, but hopefully it's a start in the case you haven't seen the official recommendations from the test creator. Below are the documents I got the information from, if you want to read more.
Good Luck!!!
*http://www.getcollegecredit.com/downloads/factsheets/Rise%20&%20Fall%20of%20the%20Soviet%20Union.pdf
^http://www.getcollegecredit.com/downloads/factsheets/Western%20Europe%20Since%201945.pdf
Book Suggestions: USSR and Modern Europe since 1945 - needgames4lyfe - 11-14-2010
Thank you for the reply; I had seen that.
I think a better question would be, which of these books is more high yield or effective? Due to budget constraints, I can only get one or two of each so I am hoping to get the books that are the most effective.
Thanks!
Book Suggestions: USSR and Modern Europe since 1945 - MISin08 - 11-14-2010
Suggestion to increase the bang for your buck: once you have a short list, see which ones you can get from the public library, including interlibrary loan. I bought almost no books for any of my exams, just ones I wanted to have after the test.
Phillip
Book Suggestions: USSR and Modern Europe since 1945 - needgames4lyfe - 11-14-2010
MISin08 Wrote:Suggestion to increase the bang for your buck: once you have a short list, see which ones you can get from the public library, including interlibrary loan. I bought almost no books for any of my exams, just ones I wanted to have after the test.
Phillip
Haha, that what I was doing this morning.
However, some of those books (abliet old editions) are for around $5 at amazon - so I want to pick up books that I would actually read. That's why I was looking for opinions on which ones are good.
Thank you for your input
:nopity:
Book Suggestions: USSR and Modern Europe since 1945 - cframe - 11-14-2010
Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union DSST:
Read The Soviet Colossus and followed up reading about specific people in Wikipedia.
Western Europe since 1945 DSST:
Read PostWar -- a long read ⦠read the chapters that pertained to the years on the test and followed with InstantCert
Book Suggestions: USSR and Modern Europe since 1945 - P00057870 - 11-14-2010
Simple question....Have you checked the Specific Exam Feedback to see what those who have gone before used????
That may be your best indicator.
Book Suggestions: USSR and Modern Europe since 1945 - r72gsaol - 11-16-2010
I guess a lot depends on how much you know about these subjects right now.
I passed Europe since 1945 cold (not by much!)after taking Soviet Union. I ended up looking at the flashcards after and I would say that they would be enough to pass.
Soviet Union, flashcards and read Wikipedia on all of the hints in the exam threads.
You really need to understand the events, how and why they happened rather than memorize the flash cards.
Hope this helps.
Book Suggestions: USSR and Modern Europe since 1945 - needgames4lyfe - 11-19-2010
r72gsaol Wrote:I guess a lot depends on how much you know about these subjects right now.
I passed Europe since 1945 cold (not by much!)after taking Soviet Union. I ended up looking at the flashcards after and I would say that they would be enough to pass.
Soviet Union, flashcards and read Wikipedia on all of the hints in the exam threads.
You really need to understand the events, how and why they happened rather than memorize the flash cards.
Hope this helps.
It does help - thank you