<p>We have a copy of Palmer's 10th ed. History of the Modern World in hardback (which includes pre-1815). (was used for HL Euro) We are trying to figure out if the chapters in the post-1815 book correspond exactly to the hardback edition. Amazon, et al do not have the paperback's TOC, and the ISBN numbers are the same.</p>
<p>Does anyone have the paperback edition? Can you PM me and possibly scan the table of contents so we can check against S's copy?</p>
<p>Would love to save $100+ and use the book S already has!</p>
<p>Someone might have the paperback on hand and render this response unnecessary, but in case no one is able to scan you the table of contents, don’t feel you need to rush out and use buy the paperback immediately just in case. You’ll have plenty of time to check your book against the assigned book once the course starts, and Mufti will be happy to look at your book and see if its up to snuff. Truth be told, unless he’s altered the course significantly since I took it with him, he won’t really care what particular history text book you use. It’s an international relations theory course, not a history course, so the purpose of the Palmer is just to make sure everyone has a thorough grounding in the historical case studies at hand. I had a fairly good knowledge of history going into the course, and so never bought the textbook at all and got by just fine supplementing what I already knew with Wikipedia. The main text he uses is Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War. Read the assigned sections from that thoroughly and don’t skim; virtually everything else is non-essential. I remember many students in my PS 61 course complaining bitterly at the end of the class about the Palmer specifically, having spent considerable money for a book that was almost never used, and when it was employed it was used as a reference rather than as a main text.</p>
<p>Heh heh. It’s the same version as the paperback, the hardcover just covers pre-1815, too. Considering how thoroughly they had to read it for IB Euro, the history part shouldn’t be too bad. It was the first book S2 said he’d be taking to college with him, and so it was funny to see it on the PS 61 list.</p>
<p>He has read a lot of political philosophy in his travels, too. Should be a fun class!</p>
<p>Oh, it’s very fun. I’ll mention, though (as a poli sci/phil double major) that political philosophy and political theory are actually treated quite differently by the curriculum. While Intro IR has a relatively philosophical bent for a theory course, it is a theory course: concerned more with descriptive models of why individuals and groups act in certain ways than with normative models of whether this is “right” or not. The political philosophy classes are quite excellent though. There are some stand-up profs for these courses in both the phil and poli sci departments. In particular, I recommend Erin Kelly in Philosophy. Very kind, very erudite professor, leads engaging discussion-based classes, and a pretty easy grader to boot.</p>
<p>If IB Euro covered ancient and medieval history, and your son did well, I doubt he’ll need to crack open the Palmer very often.</p>