The No-Nonsense Guide to World History

by Brazier, Chris

• ISBN13: 9781859843550
• ISBN10: 1859843557
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-11-17
• Publisher: Verso

Summary

When it comes to world history, battles in tiny corners of Europe and the love affairs of kings often obscure the big picture. The No-Nonsense Guide to World History integrates concisely the conventional narratives of dynastic politics and wars with the stories of the continents and communities, the great civilizations of Asia, Africa and Latin America, and the history of women, that are often missing from standard history texts.

Table of Contents

Foreword	5	(3)
William Beinart
Introduction	8	(2)
In the beginning	10	(7)
Pharaohs and priestesses	17	(5)
Superpowers and barbarians	22	(5)
God and the spirit	27	(5)
Greek and Latin	32	(7)
The rise and rise of religion	39	(7)
Light in the East	46	(6)
Wars of the cross	52	(8)
Glory and murder in the New World	60	(8)
The hidden continent	68	(8)
Shadow of the Sun King	76	(5)
The American way	81	(7)
The power and plenty of Asia	88	(4)
Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite	92	(5)
Revolution	97	(5)
Carving up the world	102	(9)
Total war	111	(3)
The power of the workers	114	(3)
Capitalism and Fascism	117	(7)
The radical 20th century	124	(13)
Marking time: chronology	137	(7)
Index	144