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Title: Book not intended for general public use
Review: The complexity of the word use in this book makes it incomprehensible. How did it get past his editors? Most of the adjectives Burleigh uses I have never heard before. I have to sit with a dictionary next to me to look them up as I read so I can try to follow what he is saying. When I do understand him, I think his insights are excellent. However, I find his tone condescending at times and I think that detracts from the idea that this is an attempt at a somewhat objective study of history. I would recommend against reading this book for the same reason the Catholic Mass is no longer spoken in Latin. I hate to say it, but if the author dummed down his work a little then it would be nice to grasp the perspective he is trying to convey. As it stands, this is a book for professors, not for the general public.
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