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There is this book which is supposedly 6th edition, then The New Penguin History of the World which is the fourth edition by the same author, which is the most up to date?

Bevan Lewis It sure is confusing! Brief answer: The most up to date edition is the sixth edition, paperback ISBN 978-1846144431. J M Roberts died in 2003, there w…moreIt sure is confusing! Brief answer: The most up to date edition is the sixth edition, paperback ISBN 978-1846144431. J M Roberts died in 2003, there was an edition in 2007 called The New Penguin History of the World (5th edition) which had minor updates by Odd Arne Westad. The 6th edition is more extensively changed.(less)

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Is the sixth edition much changed from the fifth edition, or are they pretty much the exact same text?

Nightowl According to Arne Westad he had only done some editorial work on the fifth edition and updated the last two of its eight parts but the sixth edition w…moreAccording to Arne Westad he had only done some editorial work on the fifth edition and updated the last two of its eight parts but the sixth edition was an extensive rewrite.(less)

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