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World History Book Summaries

Civilization Summary
Civilization
The West and the Rest
by Niall Ferguson 2011 402 pages
3.86
9k+ ratings
History
Politics
Economics
Empire Summary
Empire
How Britain Made the Modern World
by Niall Ferguson 2003 422 pages
3.93
9k+ ratings
History
Politics
Economics
7 Tipping Points That Saved the World Summary
7 Tipping Points That Saved the World
by Chris Stewart 2011 320 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
History
Historical
Politics
World Order Summary
World Order
by Henry Kissinger 2014 420 pages
4.05
13k+ ratings
Politics
History
International Relations
Sugar Summary
Sugar
The World Corrupted: From Slavery to Obesity
by James Walvin 2017 352 pages
3.43
500+ ratings
History
Food
Science
The Return of the Russian Leviathan Summary
The Return of the Russian Leviathan
by Sergei Medvedev 2017 250 pages
4.06
100+ ratings
Russia
Politics
History
Lost Islamic History Summary
Lost Islamic History
Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past
by Firas Alkhateeb 2014 217 pages
4.43
2k+ ratings
History
Islam
Religion
Destiny Disrupted Summary
Destiny Disrupted
A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes
by Tamim Ansary 2009 416 pages
4.40
11k+ ratings
History
Islam
Politics
1493 Summary
1493
Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
by Charles C. Mann 2011 557 pages
4.12
20k+ ratings
History
Science
American History
The Silk Roads Summary
The Silk Roads
A New History of the World
by Peter Frankopan 2015 636 pages
4.18
43k+ ratings
History
Politics
World History
Central America's Forgotten History Summary
Central America's Forgotten History
Revolution, Violence, and the Roots of Migration
by Aviva Chomsky 2021 304 pages
4.09
100+ ratings
History
Politics
War
The Lessons of History Summary
The Lessons of History
by Will Durant 1997 119 pages
4.06
18k+ ratings
History
Philosophy
Politics
The Shortest History of China Summary
The Shortest History of China
by Linda Jaivin 2021 263 pages
3.99
2k+ ratings
History
China
Asia
Age of Revolutions Summary
Age of Revolutions
Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
by Fareed Zakaria 2024 400 pages
4.20
3k+ ratings
History
Politics
Economics
The March Of Folly Summary
The March Of Folly
From Troy To Vietnam
by Barbara W. Tuchman 1984 447 pages
4.02
7k+ ratings
History
Politics
War
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 1998 531 pages
3.96
3k+ ratings
Economics
History
Politics
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 1987 677 pages
4.14
6k+ ratings
History
Politics
Economics
Persians Summary
Persians
The Age of the Great Kings
by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones 2022 448 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
History
Ancient History
Iran
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
4.13
500+ ratings
History
Iran
Politics
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 1989 635 pages
4.21
9k+ ratings
Politics
War
World History
India After Gandhi Summary
India After Gandhi
The History of the World's Largest Democracy
by Ramachandra Guha 2007 912 pages
4.39
17k+ ratings
History
Politics
Indian Literature
Modern Times Summary
Modern Times
The World from the Twenties to the Nineties
by Paul Johnson 1983 880 pages
4.27
2k+ ratings
History
Politics
World History
The Great Divergence Summary
The Great Divergence
China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy
by Kenneth Pomeranz 2000 392 pages
3.69
500+ ratings
History
Economics
China
The Sea and Civilization Summary
The Sea and Civilization
A Maritime History of the World
by Lincoln Paine 2013 784 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
History
Maritime
World History
A Splendid Exchange Summary
A Splendid Exchange
How Trade Shaped the World
by William J. Bernstein 2008 477 pages
4.16
3k+ ratings
History
Economics
Business
What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East Summary
What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East
by Bernard Lewis 2001 186 pages
3.54
3k+ ratings
History
Islam
Politics
The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939 Summary
The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939
An Introduction to the Study of International Relations
by Edward Hallett Carr 1939 244 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
History
International Relations
Politics
The Uses and Abuses of History Summary
The Uses and Abuses of History
by Margaret MacMillan 2008 208 pages
3.64
2k+ ratings
History
Politics
Philosophy
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