The no-nonsense guide to world history
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The no-nonsense guide to world history
New Internationalist, 2006
New ed
Available at 2 libraries
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Includes bibliographical reference (p. 147) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Most people's knowledge of world history is hazy and incomplete at best. We know bits without always understanding how they fit together. This guide gives a full picture, revealing the hidden histories and communities left out of conventional textbooks - from the civilizations of Africa, Asia and Latin America to the history of women, submerged beneath accounts of politics and war. By looking at history in its entirety, we see the interconnections in our past and the contexts for the familiar historical narratives. This guide includes a section on how the key issues of the 21st century - climate change, 9/11, the Iraq war, corporate power, China's headlong growth - fit into the broader patterns of world history.
Table of Contents
Foreword Introduction 1 In the beginning 2 Pharaohs and priestesses 3 Superpowers and barbarians 4 God and the spirit 5 Greek and Latin 6 The rise and rise of religion 7 Light in the East 8 Wars of the cross 9 Glory and murder in the New World 10 The hidden continent 11 Shadow of the Sun King 12 The American way 13 The power and plenty of Asia 14 Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite 15 Revolution 16 Carving up the world 17 Total war 18 The power of the workers 19 Capitalism and Fascism 20 The radical 20th century Postscript: shaping the new century Marking time: chronology Index
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