Salutations, fellow Veeky Forums-onians
Can anybody out there recommend any good history books? These can be works that focus on either a central period/event/individual, or a more generalized compendium of the entirety of human history.
Thank ya very much.
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What's a good book on all of world history, including culture, economics, war, etc.?
I read the Atlas of World History by Patrick O'Brien as a kid, and I'm surprised there's nothing else like it in print. I don't care if it's a big encyclopedia set divided into volumes, each focused on an epoch, a continent, etc. Whatever. I just want something that's more detailed if possible.
You're not going to find a good book that covers all that in detail.
It's best to look for books on more specific topics.
A really great one I've been reading recently is A History of Private Life, I'm currently working on Volume 1 of 5, Pagan Rome to Byzantium.
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Highly recommended.
OP here. These look pretty great. Will definitely be checking them out. Your recommendation is much appreciated~
I'm a historyfag and I always feel bad when this thread gets posted because it's too general to recommend anything
It's easier when someone wants more specific recommendations
The list of "really good history books worth recommending" is really fucking long
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Roots of the Western Tradition
Empires of the Sea
A History of the World in Six Glasses
Cultural Amnesia
Better Angels of Our Nature
Guns Germs and Steel is worth a read.
Oh and give Apocalypse the Second World War on Netflix a watch.
Rise and Fall of 3rd Reich
Mao: The Unknown Story
Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914
Under The Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader: North Korea and The Kim Dynasty
Has anyone read that bio on Joseph Stalin by Kotkin? recommend or no
Doesn't need to be one book. Can be an entire encyclopedia set or multiple recommendations that cover world history from different angles. There's gotta be something good like Patrick O'Brien out there. What do world history classes teach?