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A People’s History of the World
- From the Stone Age to the New Millennium
- Narrated by: Napoleon Ryan
- Length: 29 hrs and 44 mins
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Summary
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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- C
- 13-07-20
Great overview of leftist world history
A great overview of history from a Marxist perspective if slightly western centric at times.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-11-20
Get a different narrator
Tried to listen, his monotone and non-engaging voice threw me off. Struggled to listen. Would be nice if it wasn't inherently politically biased. I want to know the facts.
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- Thomas
- 18-01-18
interesting approach
A really good listen, this book really helps to open up ones mind to different realities.
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- Mr. Ninian Reid
- 10-09-17
Totally Absorbing (but I have a gripe)
Can I take the opportunity of gently suggesting to the kind folks at Audible: Please, oh, please extend the sleep timer by at least ONE HOUR to help me get through massive tomes such as this. The present sixty minutes is totally inadequate for insomniacs like me. I know you'll do this for me so I'm going to take the liberty of thanking you in advance ! Oh, and by the way, this is a tremendous work, worthy of at least six stars.
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- Amazon Customer
- 30-07-20
An epic work by a giant in the field
Clearly this is a great work and I recommend it to anyone deeply interested in world history, economics or sociology. It is pretty heavy and will test any reader not already well informed on the themes. A basic course in sociology would no doubt help with terms and general appreciation.
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- andrew smith
- 10-09-17
Disappointing
If this book wasn’t for you, who do you think might enjoy it more?
A patient Marxist.
Has A People's History of the World put you off other books in this genre?
No
Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Napoleon Ryan?
He has a deep, resonant voice; the problem is that he reads each sentence ponderously. And pauses after each.
You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?
Perhaps—I didn't get to the end.
Any additional comments?
I don't mind a left-wing view of history, but this is extreme; everything is framed as class struggle or ideological—even cavemen. And the evidence consists of citing other historians' conclusions.
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