Product Description

SHP Advanced History Core Texts are the Schools History Project's acclaimed new books for A level History. These books apply SHP's two decades of curriculum development experience to the challenge of helping students make the leap from GCSE to A level.

They offer:
- clear and penetrating narrative - comprehensively explaining the content required for examination success
- thought provoking and relevant activities that explore the content and help students think analytically about the subject
- thorough exam preparation through carefully designed tasks that address the distinctive requirements of A Level history
- a wide range of revision strategies including structured content summaries

Additional features include:
- A focus route pathway for independent learners
- Learning Trouble Spots - which address common misunderstandings
- diagrammatic summaries of key areas of content and historical issues
- accessible summaries of recent historical debates. A comprehensive advanced core text on Russia from 1900 to the 1950s. It offers students an insight into the causes of the Russian Revolution in 1917; the nature, the achievements and failure of Lenin's and Stalin's regimes; and the ongoing historiographical debate about this period and the current reinterpretations of it. The book is the third in the European Dictatorships trilogy from the Schools History Project. It provides examination preparation for A level students and also includes a range of students' helps to bridge conceptual and skills gaps between GCSE and A Level. There is practical guidance on essay writing and revision, along with decision-making exercises and source-based investigations.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #35991 in Books
• Published on: 2002-05-29
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 330 pages

About the Author
Terry Fiehn is a former advisory teacher in London, and the author of the GCSE title Russia & the USSR is SHP's Discovering the Past series. Chris Corin is Head of History at Worthing Sixth Form College and a Moderator for Edexcel's A level specification. Series editor Ian Dawson is a former Director of the Schools History Project, and a leading A level author.

Customer Reviews

The comprehensive A level text
This book is a must for all students who are studying Russian History at both A level and as under graduates. The information is detailed, but very accessible to all reading standards.

The tasks suggested are also excellent as they focus on evaluating the issues surrounding Russia following the Revolutions and the reign of Stalin.

The books is not merely text heavy either. There are clear cartoons, sources and diagrams which explain themes and issues and help to consolidate the key points visually.

I highly recommend this book as it is a worthwhile investment for any students of Russian History.