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A Brief History of the World
- Narrated by: Peter N. Stearns
- Length: 19 hrs and 2 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The construction of the great pyramids of Egypt, the development of democracy in ancient Greece, the glories of ancient Rome - these stories are familiar to students of history. But what about the rest of the world? How do the histories of China and Japan, or Russia, India, and the remote territories of Sub-Saharan Africa and South America fit in with commonly known accounts of Western traditions?
Learn the rest of the story with these 36 riveting lectures that survey the expanse of human development and civilization across the globe. From the invention of agriculture in the Neolithic era to the urbanized, technologically sophisticated world of the 21st century, you'll apprehend "the big picture" of world history. You'll examine and compare the peoples, cultures, and nations of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas to understand how, throughout history, peoples all over the world have connected and interacted, traded goods and technology, and conquered and learned from each other.
As you travel around the world and through time, Professor Stearns provides surprising insights that will overturn many of your assumptions about history. For instance, you'll see how the invention of agriculture brought with it a number of drawbacks, such as a new inequality between men and women and greater exposure to epidemic diseases. Fascinating episodes like these will give you a deep appreciation for the human experience as it was lived throughout the centuries.
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- Ankur
- 30-05-22
Loved it!
Peter Stearns is a very good narrator and has presented a very good overview of the world history. the approach was unbiased albeit brief since he did not delve into too much details on specific events like world Wars, etc but that was not the intent of the course. the civilisation approach to world history brings out key patterns that we should look at to understand the whole story and how themes recur throughout our time on the planet.
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- Phuloria
- 11-02-21
great book for a big picture overview
incredible book for anyone hoping to get an overview of the entire world history. not too detailed though.
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- Brijesh
- 08-07-23
Amazing walkthrough
History defined at different points on the time-space chart. The book is ~20 hours long and has a lot of info packed from different times at different locations. Wonderfully done. Naturally, impossible to grasp all of it in one go, will have to re-listen!
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- Abhay S.
- 18-02-22
Excellent macro view of world history
Broad and structured review of world history. Gives a very good macro view with details and linkages between nations, civilisations, religions, cultures, trade etc. However found some details lacking. Example, for India’s early history only highlighted the Gupta empire even though this empire lasted only about 2 centuries, and also stereotypes Hinduism to the caste system, sati practice etc. Overall very well researched and narrated.
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- Naveen
- 21-09-23
old days points
Not in line with the latest evidences and findings. Same old narrative based on propaganda
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