Modern Times

by Paul Johnson

Published 1 January 1985

A sweeping history of 80 fascinating years.

A history of the world from the 1920s to 2000, this account begins with the end of World War I and moves on to the destruction of the traditional European order, the triumph of Einstein's new cosmology, the full impact of Freudianism, the establishment of the first Marxist state and the genesis of Fascism.


Intellectuals

by Paul Johnson

Published 1 January 1900
Paul Johnson examines whether intellectuals are morally fit to give advice to humanity. How great is their respect for truth? What is their attitude to money? How do they treat their spouses and children - legitimate and illegitimate? How loyal are they to their friends? In essence, do their private practices match the standard of their public principles? Rousseau, Shelley, Marx, Ibsen, Tolstoy, Bertrand Russell, Brecht, Sartre, Edmund Wilson, Lillian Hellman, Cyril Connolly, Norman Mailer, Kenneth Tynan and many others are put under the spotlight.

The Offshore Islanders

by Paul Johnson

Published 7 September 1972
Ground breaking history from a bestselling author.

History of the Jews

by Paul Johnson

Published 19 March 1987
A classic study of the jews by a best selling author.