Critique on Martin’s, Prevailing Worldviews of Western Society Since 1500

Write a Book Critique on Martin’s, Prevailing Worldviews of Western Society Since 1500. The Book Critique
Consider the book as a whole. Avoid excessive quotations. State the author’s viewpoints in your own words and give specific page references when paraphrasing. Be sure to review the Book Critiques
Grading Rubric before starting this assignment. Each submission must be in a Microsoft Word document.
• Summary
Summarize the main theme of the book. What is the overall perspective, purpose, or argument of the book?
What are the methods of the book? If the author wanted you to get one idea from the book, what would it be?
• Critique
This section needs to balance the book's strengths and weaknesses in order to unify your evaluation. What
strikes you as noteworthy? What has the book accomplished? In what ways was the book effective or
persuasive? Challenge assumptions, approaches, or arguments made by the author. Does the argument make
sense? You can offer agreement or disagreement as well as identifying where you find the work exemplary or
deficient in its knowledge, judgments, or organization. Provide concrete evidence for your assertions. Support
judgments with references from the textbook readings in this course and other scholarly resources. The paper
must include at least two references in addition to the course textbooks and the Bible. All citations must be in
current APA format. Be sure that your evaluation is balanced, respectful, and fair, controlling the tone of your
critique.
• Application
This section must demonstrate how the book has enhanced your understanding of current public policy issues.
Why is this topic important today? How can this information be used in forming an understanding of
comparative politics?
• Policy Review
Identify and assess a current public policy issue in current events in light of the theories presented in this
material. Do not merely state what the policy is. Explain the policy and provide a short but detailed briefing on
the policy. Additionally, state if the policy is good or bad based on the perspective you gained in reading this
book. You must also introduce new ideas that go beyond the book if they complement ideas you have gleaned
from reading in the book.