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World History Book Summaries

Civilization Summary

The West and the Rest

by Niall Ferguson 2012 464 pages

The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power

by Niall Ferguson 2008 398 pages

7 Tipping Points That Saved the World Summary

7 Tipping Points That Saved the World

by Chris Stewart 2011 320 pages

World Order Summary

by Henry Kissinger 2014 432 pages

International Relations

Diplomacy Summary

A Very Short Introduction

by Joseph M. Siracusa 2010 160 pages

International Relations

The Return of the Russian Leviathan Summary

The Return of the Russian Leviathan

by Sergei Medvedev 2019 140 pages

Destiny Disrupted Summary

Destiny Disrupted

A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes

by Tamim Ansary 2009 416 pages

Uncovering the New World Columbus Created

by Charles C. Mann 2011 836 pages

American History

The New Silk Roads Summary

The New Silk Roads

The Present and Future of the World

by Peter Frankopan 2019 338 pages

The Silk Roads Summary

A New History of the World

by Peter Frankopan 2015 656 pages

Berlin Wall Summary

A World Divided, 1961-1989

by Frederick Taylor 2009 528 pages

Central America's Forgotten History Summary

Central America's Forgotten History

Revolution, Violence, and the Roots of Migration

by Aviva Chomsky 2021 304 pages

The Lessons of History Summary

The Lessons of History

by Will Durant 2010 128 pages

The Shortest History of China Summary

The Shortest History of China

by Linda Jaivin 2021 288 pages

Age of Revolutions Summary

Age of Revolutions

Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present

by Fareed Zakaria 2024 400 pages

The March Of Folly Summary

The March Of Folly

From Troy To Vietnam

by Barbara W. Tuchman 1984 447 pages

The Wealth and Poverty of Nations Summary

The Wealth and Poverty of Nations

Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor

by David S. Landes 1999 658 pages

Atatürk Summary

The Biography of the Founder of Modern Turkey

by Andrew Mango

The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers Summary

The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers

Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000

by Paul Kennedy 1989 704 pages

The Anarchy Summary

The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire

by William Dalrymple 2019 576 pages

The Fall of Heaven Summary

The Fall of Heaven

The Pahlavis and the Final Days of Imperial Iran

by Andrew Scott Cooper 2016 608 pages

A Peace to End All Peace Summary

A Peace to End All Peace

The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East

by David Fromkin 2001 672 pages

Modern Times Summary

The World from the Twenties to the Nineties

by Paul Johnson 1983 880 pages

The Great Divergence Summary

The Great Divergence

China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy

by Kenneth Pomeranz

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