Fall of Civilizations: Stories of Greatness and Decline
Paul Cooper
Landmark world history from the creator of the top ten podcast Fall of Civilizations, for fans of Jared Diamond and David Graeber. Across the centuries, we journey from the great empires of Mesopotamia to those of Khmer and Vijayanagara in Asia and Songhai in West Africa; from Byzantium to the Maya, Inca and Aztecs of Central America; from Roman Britain to Rapa Nui. With meticulous research, breathtaking insight and dazzling, empathic storytelling, historian and novelist Paul Cooper evokes the majesty and jeopardy of these ancient civilizations, and asks what it might have felt like for a person alive at the time to witness the end of their world. Based on the podcast with over one hundred million downloads, Fall of Civilizations brilliantly explores how a range of ancient societies rose to power and sophistication, and how they tipped over into collapse.
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Année:
2024
Edition:
Original
Editeur::
Hanover Square Press
Langue:
english
Pages:
576
ISBN 10:
1335013415
ISBN 13:
9781335013415
Fichier:
EPUB, 23.64 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2024