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Rise and Fall
- A History of the World in Ten Empires
- Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
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Summary
A dazzling new history of the world through ten major empires.
Rise and Fall opens with the Akkadian Empire, which ruled over a vast expanse of the region of ancient Mesopotamia, then turns to the immense Roman Empire, where we trace back our western and eastern roots. Next Strathern describes how a great deal of western classical culture was developed in the Abbasid and Umayyid Caliphates. Then, while Europe was beginning to emerge from a period of cultural stagnation, it almost fell to a whirlwind invasion from the East, at which point we meet the Emperors of the Mongol Empire . . .
Combining breathtaking scope with masterful concision, Paul Strathern traces connections across four millennia and sheds new light on these major civilizations - from the Mongol Empire and the Yuan Dynasty to the Aztec and Ottoman, through to the most recent and biggest Empires: the British, Russo-Soviet and American. Charting 5,000 years of global history in ten succinct chapters, Rise and Fall makes comprehensive and inspiring reading to anyone fascinated by the history of the world.
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- Kate Fahey
- 09-02-23
A great whistle stop tour
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It gave me just enough information as a base to explore empires I didn't know much about. With each empire being a 30-40minute chapter, it's not in depth but if, like me, you don't know too much about them it's just the right amount of info to not feel overloaded. A great introductory text!
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- The Phantom Agent
- 27-05-23
Like a river that doesn't know where it is going.
Despite being mercifully short, this book is not an easy read or listen. It is one long ramble without a coherent thesis or purpose. There are no signs of original research but one is simply assailed with a continuous stream of commonplace knowledge, banalities and falsehoods long disproven by historians. One could be kind and say it is conversational in tone but it really does just jump about from place to place. No genuine understanding of imperialism and its role in shaping world history is to be found in this superficial work.
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