
A People’s History of the World
From the Stone Age to the New Millennium
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Narrated by:
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Napoleon Ryan
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By:
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Chris Harman
Chris Harman describes the shape and course of human history as a narrative of ordinary people forming and re-forming complex societies in pursuit of common human goals. Interacting with the forces of technological change as well as the impact of powerful individuals and revolutionary ideas, these societies have engendered events familiar to every schoolchild - from the empires of antiquity to the world wars of the 20th century.
In a bravura conclusion, Chris Harman exposes the reductive complacency of contemporary capitalism, and asks, in a world riven as never before by suffering and inequality, why we imagine that it can - or should - survive much longer. Ambitious, provocative and invigorating, A People's History of the World delivers a vital corrective to traditional history, as well as a powerful sense of the deep currents of humanity which surge beneath the froth of government.
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Should've been narrated by anyone else
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Learn History, You Will See It Repeating
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Actor's voice distracts from content
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perfect for the layman eager to learn
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Mortal Coils History
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No wonder we don't question why we work harder than ever so the multinational corporate big wigs, who already have so much more than any human needs, can double and triple that wealth.
The 1% get richer and richer while we the people struggle just to pay bills and provide for our children.
This brand of insanity is what helped bring down the Roman Empire, and many other empires, and it may well bring down the American Empire (yes, it's an empire).
PS: My only quibble is that the narrator has a slightly unnatural and distracting style. You can ignore it much of the time, though.
Changed my view of history and explains so much!
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So this book does not pull any punches in telling history from a working-class perspective. That does not make it any less "true" than other accounts of history, those focused on Great People, for example, or on the actions of states. All are valuable in building a comprehensive picture of world history.
If this bothers you, if you're afraid of "ANTFA" or whatever, then by all means don't read. Uncomfortable truths can cause uncomfortable cognitive dissonance, and not everyone wants to deal with that. But for those intellectually curious about what may have been left-out of traditional world histories, this book is for you.
refreshing history from working class perspectives
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Go with the print version.
Audiobook version is painful!
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awesome!
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Excellent!
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