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A Brief History of the World
- ナレーター: Peter N. Stearns
- シリーズ: The Great Courses: Modern History
- 再生時間: 19 時間 2 分
- カテゴリー: 歴史, 世界
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The American Revolution
- 著者: Allen C. Guelzo, The Great Courses
- ナレーター: Allen C. Guelzo
- 再生時間: 12 時間 17 分
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Why did 13 colonies believe they could defeat the most powerful nation on the planet? And how did they eventually manage such an impressive feat? Get the real story on the battle for American independence with Professor Guelzo's 24 gripping lectures.With a focus on the war's strategy, military tactics, logistics, and most fascinating people, these lectures are a must own for anyone curious about the origins of the greatest nation in modern history.
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The Foundations of Western Civilization
- 著者: Thomas F. X. Noble, The Great Courses
- ナレーター: Thomas F. X. Noble
- 再生時間: 24 時間 51 分
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What is Western Civilization? According to Professor Noble, it is "much more than human and political geography," encompassing myriad forms of political and institutional structures - from monarchies to participatory republics - and its own traditions of political discourse. It involves choices about who gets to participate in any given society and the ways in which societies have resolved the tension between individual self-interest and the common good.
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William Shakespeare: Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies
- 著者: Peter Saccio, The Great Courses
- ナレーター: Peter Saccio
- 再生時間: 18 時間 8 分
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Shakespeare's plays - whether a comedy like A Midsummer Night's Dream, a history like Henry IV, or a tragedy like Hamlet - are treasure troves of insight into our very humanity. These 36 lectures introduce you to Shakespeare's major plays from each of these three genres and explain the achievement that makes him the leading playwright in Western civilization.
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The Early Middle Ages
- 著者: Philip Daileader, The Great Courses
- ナレーター: Philip Daileader
- 再生時間: 12 時間 32 分
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The Early Middle Ages-the years from A.D. 650 to 1000-were crucial to Europe's future social and political development. These 24 lectures trace a journey from Scandinavia across northern and central Europe to the farthest reaches of the Byzantine and Islamic empires, providing an exciting new look an era often simply called the "Dark Ages."
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Herodotus: The Father of History
- 著者: Elizabeth Vandiver, The Great Courses
- ナレーター: Elizabeth Vandiver
- 再生時間: 12 時間 17 分
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Witness the "works and wonders" of the ancient world through the eyes of its first great historian in this sparkling series of 24 lectures from a much-honored teacher and classical scholar.Herodotus (c. 484-420 B.C.E.) was a Greek who was born in what is now the modern Turkish resort town of Bodrum and who died, so tradition says, in the south of Italy. In between, his tirelessly inquiring mind took him from one corner of the known world to another.
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The American Civil War
- 著者: Gary W. Gallagher, The Great Courses
- ナレーター: Gary W. Gallagher
- 再生時間: 24 時間 37 分
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Between 1861 and 1865, the clash of the greatest armies the Western hemisphere had ever seen turned small towns, little-known streams, and obscure meadows in the American countryside into names we will always remember. In those great battles, those streams ran red with blood-and the United States was truly born.
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The American Revolution
- 著者: Allen C. Guelzo, The Great Courses
- ナレーター: Allen C. Guelzo
- 再生時間: 12 時間 17 分
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Why did 13 colonies believe they could defeat the most powerful nation on the planet? And how did they eventually manage such an impressive feat? Get the real story on the battle for American independence with Professor Guelzo's 24 gripping lectures.With a focus on the war's strategy, military tactics, logistics, and most fascinating people, these lectures are a must own for anyone curious about the origins of the greatest nation in modern history.
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The Foundations of Western Civilization
- 著者: Thomas F. X. Noble, The Great Courses
- ナレーター: Thomas F. X. Noble
- 再生時間: 24 時間 51 分
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What is Western Civilization? According to Professor Noble, it is "much more than human and political geography," encompassing myriad forms of political and institutional structures - from monarchies to participatory republics - and its own traditions of political discourse. It involves choices about who gets to participate in any given society and the ways in which societies have resolved the tension between individual self-interest and the common good.
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William Shakespeare: Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies
- 著者: Peter Saccio, The Great Courses
- ナレーター: Peter Saccio
- 再生時間: 18 時間 8 分
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Shakespeare's plays - whether a comedy like A Midsummer Night's Dream, a history like Henry IV, or a tragedy like Hamlet - are treasure troves of insight into our very humanity. These 36 lectures introduce you to Shakespeare's major plays from each of these three genres and explain the achievement that makes him the leading playwright in Western civilization.
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The Early Middle Ages
- 著者: Philip Daileader, The Great Courses
- ナレーター: Philip Daileader
- 再生時間: 12 時間 32 分
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The Early Middle Ages-the years from A.D. 650 to 1000-were crucial to Europe's future social and political development. These 24 lectures trace a journey from Scandinavia across northern and central Europe to the farthest reaches of the Byzantine and Islamic empires, providing an exciting new look an era often simply called the "Dark Ages."
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Herodotus: The Father of History
- 著者: Elizabeth Vandiver, The Great Courses
- ナレーター: Elizabeth Vandiver
- 再生時間: 12 時間 17 分
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Witness the "works and wonders" of the ancient world through the eyes of its first great historian in this sparkling series of 24 lectures from a much-honored teacher and classical scholar.Herodotus (c. 484-420 B.C.E.) was a Greek who was born in what is now the modern Turkish resort town of Bodrum and who died, so tradition says, in the south of Italy. In between, his tirelessly inquiring mind took him from one corner of the known world to another.
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The American Civil War
- 著者: Gary W. Gallagher, The Great Courses
- ナレーター: Gary W. Gallagher
- 再生時間: 24 時間 37 分
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Between 1861 and 1865, the clash of the greatest armies the Western hemisphere had ever seen turned small towns, little-known streams, and obscure meadows in the American countryside into names we will always remember. In those great battles, those streams ran red with blood-and the United States was truly born.
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The Great Ideas of Philosophy, 2nd Edition
- 著者: Daniel N. Robinson, The Great Courses
- ナレーター: Daniel N. Robinson
- 再生時間: 30 時間 11 分
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Grasp the important ideas that have served as the backbone of philosophy across the ages with this extraordinary 60-lecture series. This is your opportunity to explore the enormous range of philosophical perspectives and ponder the most important and enduring of human questions-without spending your life poring over dense philosophical texts.
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The Life and Writings of C. S. Lewis
- 著者: Louis Markos, The Great Courses
- ナレーター: Louis Markos
- 再生時間: 6 時間 5 分
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What can we still learn from C.S. Lewis? Find out in these 12 insightful lectures that cover the author's spiritual autobiography, novels, and his scholarly writings that reflect on pain and grief, love and friendship, prophecy and miracles, and education and mythology.
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The Life and Work of Mark Twain
- 著者: Stephen Railton, The Great Courses
- ナレーター: Stephen Railton
- 再生時間: 12 時間 16 分
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Samuel Clemens, the man known to history as Mark Twain, was more than one of America's greatest writers. He was our first true celebrity, one of the most photographed faces of the 19th and 20th centuries. This series of 24 lectures by an acclaimed teacher and scholar explores Twain's dual identities-as one of our classical authors and as an almost mythical presence in our nation's cultural life.
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Greek Tragedy
- 著者: Elizabeth Vandiver, The Great Courses
- ナレーター: Elizabeth Vandiver
- 再生時間: 12 時間 30 分
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Greek tragedy was a dramatic form that flourished for less than a full century. And yet it remains vibrant, alive, and productive today. And the form's masterpieces help us-as perhaps they helped their original audiences-grasp a fuller sense of the terror and wonder of life. Professor Vandiver has designed these 24 rich and rewarding lectures to give you a full overview of Greek tragedy, both in its original setting and as a lasting contribution to the artistic exploration of the human condition.
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From Yao to Mao: 5000 Years of Chinese History
- 著者: Kenneth J. Hammond, The Great Courses
- ナレーター: Kenneth J. Hammond
- 再生時間: 18 時間 14 分
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For most of its 5,000-year existence, China has been the largest, most populous, wealthiest, and mightiest nation on Earth. And for us as Westerners, it is essential to understand where China has been in order to anticipate its future. These 36 eye-opening lectures deliver a comprehensive political and historical overview of one of the most fascinating and complex countries in world history.You'll learn about the powerful dynasties that ruled China for centuries; the philosophical and religious foundations-particularly Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism-that have influenced every iteration of Chinese thought, and the larger-than-life personalities, from both inside and outside its borders, of those who have shaped China's history. As you listen to these lectures, you'll see how China's politics, economics, and art reflect the forces of its past.From the "Mandate of Heaven," a theory of social contract in place by 1500 B.C.E., 3,000 years before Western philosophers such as Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, to the development of agriculture and writing independent of outside influence to the technologically-advanced Han Dynasty during the time of the Roman Empire, this course takes you on a journey across ground that has been largely unexplored in the history courses most of us in the West have taken.In guiding you through the five millennia of China's history, Professor Hammond tells a fascinating story with an immense scope, a welcome reminder that China is no stranger to that stage and, indeed, has more often than not been the most extraordinary player on it.
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Books That Have Made History: Books That Can Change Your Life
- 著者: Rufus J. Fears, The Great Courses
- ナレーター: Rufus J. Fears
- 再生時間: 18 時間 27 分
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Why do "Great Books" continue to speak to us hundreds and even thousands of years after they were written? Can they deepen our self-knowledge and wisdom? Are our lives changed in any meaningful way by the experience of reading them?Tackle these questions and more in these 36 engaging lectures. Beginning with his definition of a Great Book as one that possesses a great theme of enduring importance, noble language that "elevates the soul and ennobles the mind," and a universality that enables it to "speak across the ages," Professor Fears examines a body of work that offers extraordinary wisdom to those willing to receive it.
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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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- Tad Davis
- 2013/12/05
Global
In the beginning of this course, Peter Stearns goes to great lengths to define what he means by World History, and talks about it as a recent development. But haven't we been studying World History all our lives? Not really, he argues. What we were doing is Western Civilization, treating it as the only part of World History that mattered. What he's doing here is showing the Other Side of the Story, and this particular way of doing World History IS a new thing.
Inevitably, there's some imbalance in the approach. He tries to keep Western Europe and North America in the picture with a lesson here and there, but his main focus is on East Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. The perspective he brings is truly global: Rome and Western Europe may have been in tatters, he says, but during that same period China and East Asia were thriving, so let's talk about what THEY were up to.
Inevitably, he glosses over some events, even some that would illustrate the issues he's discussing. For example, one of the lessons deals at length with slavery and its abolition. In the course of the lesson, he touches on the North American abolitionist movement and the difficulties faced by freed slaves in the latter part of the 19th century; but he never mentions the American Civil War. This isn't just chauvinism on my part. Nearly a million people died in that war, and the war's chief aim was the destruction of the South's slave-based economy. What could be more relevant to the point at hand?
It should also be noted that this is not a narrative history; it's more of a sociological and economic history. There's a lot of emphasis on trade, and not so much on the Great Men (and Women) who ruled the countries engaged in that trade.
Stearns has blocked out broad periods of time: the great river civilizations, prior to 1000 BCE; the Classsical period, from 1000 BCE to 500 CE; the Post-Classical period, to 1450 CE; the Early Modern period, to 1750 CE; the "long 19th century," up to the beginning of the First World War; and everything else since then. Within each of these periods, his treatment is more often thematic or geographical than chronological. He'll have lessons on Revolution, for example, or Gender Relations, or Globalization; and mixed in with these will be lessons that focus on Latin America or China.
Personally, I would prefer a juicier narrative. But Stearns is well-informed on all the topics he discusses, and he always has a packet of unusual facts, comparisons, or connections up his sleeve. (Who got most of the silver from the New World? If you said Spain, you'd be wrong: it was China. Understanding how that came about is one of the pleasures to be had from the course.)
Stearns has an unusual way of speaking that took some getting used to. Many of his sentences consist of lists - each item in the list ending with a rising inflection, like a question. Eventually I settled into the rhythm. The fact hat his lists are consistently interesting and well-organized helps.
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- Alex
- 2015/09/16
A course on how to teach a world history course
It took me until near the end to realize that this isn't so much a brief history of the world, but a framework for how to organize your own course in teaching world history. Much of these lectures focuses on justifying the inclusion of certain material in a world history course as opposed to simply teaching the material outright. The actual history was interesting, but would have easily fit in a 6 hour lecture series. I do not recommend this to anyone hoping to lay a foundation for their own history knowledge as I was, although it's probably great for those who have a good foundation in world history and are on a career path toward a world history teacher or professor.
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- Justin
- 2013/08/20
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What did you like best about this story?
It was enlightening to close one's eye's and picture the story of world history in the mind. It allowed for a greater depth of understand over such a vast period of time.
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- Michael
- 2014/02/11
History at 30,000 feet
This is a quite academic and high level lectures on world history which tries to treat all countries equally, but ends up covering everything from such a high level as to separate the history from the humanity. This breaks up history into periods with clear themes and historical theoretical models are proposed and argued. There are virtually no readings from original texts, no quotes of historical figures, and very few specific examples of historical activity to bring the history being discussed to life. There was very little actual analysis of why things happened the way they did. There were tiny references to Germs, Guns and Steel and the like, but so superficial as to be almost funny. I like history a lot, but this kind of history leaves me cold. For me the best history is a thoughtful non-auto biography, the next best is a thoughtful treatment of an event or movement or time of change, less good are chronological histories of a country, this history was of everything (which became largely a history of nothing).
There were a few moments of interest, but far too few. The lecturer makes many references to “quite interesting” stories, people and events, but does not waste any time on these interesting things, instead he must continue to describe the very broad thrusts of history (of course giving equal time to every culture and every country an award for effort). I really like alternative histories and histories from non-western perspectives, but I want history that is rich with ideas and art and action and sweat and blood and greed and passion with quotes and poetry, art and science, examples and quantities.
I find “Uh”, “OK”, and “Alright” thrown in audio books really quite annoying. Each of these ‘OK” and “Alrights” seemed to me to say “there, I have finished that section, not great, but let’s move on.”
This is not really bad, just really not my thing. It reminds me of any average college world history class needed to meet the general-ed requirement. I did finish it, and it did not put me to sleep, but I certainly would not recommend it or listen to it again.
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- Synesthë
- 2015/04/25
This was great!
Very interesting. I love the great courses. I majored in history in college, but even though this wasn't any new information for me I still found the lectures very interesting and enjoyable. Great for anyone with no background in history or for someone who wants a brief refresher.
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- James M.
- 2019/09/15
particularly particularly particularly...
If you love reading terms of service, privacy policies, and other legal disclaimers, you'll love this book. Otherwise, this guy will inspire you towards an early demise. I will be seeking a refund.
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- LEB
- 2017/04/23
Nope.
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
More history. Less commentary. A lot less commentary.
What was most disappointing about The Great Courses’s story?
There wasn't a story. Just Professor Peter Stearns's thought about the story.
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- Micah Storkersen
- 2017/02/23
More Commentary than Instruction
I would not recommend this course as an introduction to world history; it functions more as a presentation of the discourse that takes place in formulating world history as a discipline. If you approach it for what it is, it's great and you won't be disappointed.
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- Trusted Anonymous
- 2017/02/21
An Informative Macro Review of World History.
An interesting and educational macro review of World History and the development of civilizations.
It does have a subtle leftist perspective that completely glosses over Islam's dark side but it's not too unbearable in that regard.
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- scott
- 2014/01/31
Another Great Option From Audible
Have you listened to any of Professor Peter N. Stearns’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I wish he had some of his other books available in audio format.
Any additional comments?
The lecture is broken down into nice 30 minute segments / topics. He covers history in both a chronological order and then he comes back with topics that emphasize specific points. I enjoyed the lecture as much as a good history book - a nice additional option fro audible.
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- Andyjn
- 2015/12/31
Enjoyable
This is a history of trends and inter relationships rather than events and the big names. I found it a very enjoyable look at the history of the world from a global viewpoint.
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- Ibrahim955
- 2016/09/26
This is not a brief history of the world
Would you try another book written by The Great Courses or narrated by Professor Peter N. Stearns?
I would still read and listen to The Great Courses books BUT NOT any book by the author
What could The Great Courses have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
To start, he should have written and narrated a proper history with names of rulers and dates, then started to give his unfounded theories
What didn’t you like about Professor Peter N. Stearns’s performance?
He was overbearing in forcing his false theories on the listener. All his chosen examples were biased and do not reflect the other opinion
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from A Brief History of the World?
Practically I would have asked him to re-write the whole book
Any additional comments?
He should either include history in his book or change its title into (exhaustive biased theories on human history)
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- Diogenes
- 2015/09/18
Would have enjoyed more depth
Very good and well structured. I was hoping for more depth and detail, but that isn't the author's intention.
None the less, this is an extremely good overview of world history
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- L Minnema
- 2020/09/17
partially very interesting
chapters 6-7, 14-17, 21, 27-28, 30, 32 very insightful, unfortunately you may skip the rest
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- MR F.
- 2015/03/26
Obviously not required
The presenter seems unable to say more than a few sentences without using the word 'obviously'. I was hoping that as the material went on that either this word would be used less frequently, or I would find it less irritating. Unfortunately, neither was the case.
As for the material itself, I don't normally do history so was hoping to be engaged and pulled in. However, it didn't happen for me and was glad when I finally got to the end. Obviously, the overuse of the word 'obviously' did not help.
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- Stan
- 2016/12/08
World history thematic success
I liked this course. I like history and the broad brush strokes by way of theme spanning cultures and eras was an interesting approach.
I don't know precisely when these lectures were written, but late 2016 offers some interesting additional hindsight.
Stearns' performance is good. His voice is clear and easy to listen to.
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- supermum
- 2016/02/10
Great start to learning history
The only problem with this course is how it makes me want to know more about so many other parts of history that are only just touched on in the course. This is my second one going for a third ... just have too choose.
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- Matthew
- 2016/10/14
Interesting approach to history
Surprisingly interesting and novel approach to history. Told in an engaging manner, with bite-sized, 30 minute chapters.
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- Icarus
- 2021/01/11
Pair with Decisive Battles of World History
I strongly suggest pairing this book with the Decisive Battles of World History, another Great Courses audiobook. Most societies have engaged in warfare, thus world history is very much the history of warfare. I find that the Brief History of the World gives you the overall context needed, while Decisive Battles of World History covers more of the granular aspects and sheds light on the lesser-known battles of history. The narration is also superb. You will be hard-pressed to find any hesitation or mistakes despite the narration sounding very natural. It will take a considerable amount of time to simultaneously complete both books, though I highly recommend it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2019/07/01
Fascinating and relevant
Not just a chronology of historical events, but rather an analysis and comparison of multiple contemporary civilisations. My favorite Audible history!
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- Thomas
- 2019/03/17
A Magnificent Overview of World History
Just fantastic. These lectures are crammed full of so much information that I'm now looking forward to re-visiting them. I also love the inclusion of the PDF reading material which accompanies the audiobooks in The Great Courses series.