I talk with one of the authors of these top 5 history books - Felipe Fernandez Armesto in this extended interview with the world's leading historian of the world. Right here on my channel ua-cam.com/video/8zkd0Bax9Xo/v-deo.html
Thanks for your recommendations.I was curious enough to know about readable books on geopolitics and then I stumbled upon your video on you tube.I will definitely pursue them.
Wow! Thank you for sharing! Always looking for new books especially on history and geopolitics. Haven't checked your channel yet but subscribed and hope you're continuing to make videos!
Just finished "Hero" by Michael Korda. It made me very curious about the behind the scenes of the Treaty of Versailles and how it structured the world going forward. Would you have a book recommendation for that subject? Thank you.
Adam Tooze's The Deluge is very good on this topic, especially America's role and the post-Versailles 'world order' www.amazon.com.au/Deluge-America-Remaking-Global-1916-1931/dp/0143127977
@@theburningarchive oh yes, I'm looking for astute scholars who regularly write short commentaries on world affairs like opinion pieces. Eg: Stephen Kotkin and Martin Indyk for Foreign Affairs magazine.
Good suggestion. I will do in a couple of weeks, and cover both Silk Roads and the New Silk Roads book. He appeared recently on the 'Empire' podcast (William Dalrymple and Anita Anand) and was very enteretaining.
Would you say History of the World Map by Map by DK is good for seeing how countries form and dissolve with the actual maps? Or is there a better one out there for the world as a whole?
Great question. I had a quick look at it online. It is recent and really well presented. So I think it would be a great start. I have The Cassel Atlas of World History that has a foreword by Barry Cunliffe, which is great but 20 years old now. Barry Cunliffe's book By Steppe, Desert and Ocean covers history of Eurasia with brilliant maps and is only 5 years or so old
Toby Green wrote an acclaimed book A fistful of shells a couple of years back, and has been active commenting on the impact of pandemic decisions on Africa and the global south. He does a few things on UA-cam or Twitter. www.kcl.ac.uk/people/toby-green. I'd like to learn more about Africa so if you or anone else has a recommended book I'd love to hear it.
It is a great way into this fascinating topic of civilisation. It is good to balance their more traditional Western civilization story with a view like that of Fernandez-Armesto that tells stories of many civilizations as well as the West. Glad you enjoy it.
I'm looking for books like Kraut's UA-cam video trilogies on Turkey, the US & Mexico. Or WhatIfAaltHist's vids on western, Latin american, Chinese & to a lesser extent orthodox civilizations. These days I'm particularly interested in knowing the whole story on how Japan, Nepal & Thailand ended up where they are. (Personally I think WIAH's vid on South east Asian civilizations is his worst one, it hardly explained how Thailand got to where it is today, hence why Thailand is on my list) What I mean by where they are is, like how kraut explained how mexico ended up having a tiny elite exploiting the rest of the country while america didn't. How did the countries I list end up like they are? I read the sections on Islamic civilization from ''A history of civilizations" by Fernand Braudel And it scratched the surface of what I was looking for (although it did give me some info I found interesting that I wasn't looking for when I started reading it) The book in this vid "civilizations" seems like it's what I'm looking for but could also disappoint me like "a history of civilizations" did
Thanks for the pointers to those channels. I will see what I can learn from them. Also I will put Japan, Nepal & Thailand on the list for future episodes. Braudel was a great historian, and his work on civilizations is referred to in Fernandez-Armesto's book, but he was very Europe, even Mediterranean focussed. Fernandez-Armesto has a much broader vision. His books will surprise you. Worth a try. Thanks for sharing these great perspectives.
@@theburningarchive 😆... I've been writing this 'superheroine cinematic universe' for 12 years now. It's difficult to imagine how a female dominated society would run like given that our paradigm has always been patriarchal. Perhaps there wouldn't be a lot of geopolitical wars & strife in a matriarchy, don't you think? #BigFanOfBothMarvelAndDC...BUT #TiredOfAllTheSexismAndMisogynyInALLofMEDIA (and also reality) ☹️
the fifth book is an atlas of world history. I showed two - a general one, and one specifically about Russia to illustrate how historical atlases can help make sense of geopolitics today - the map related to the war.
I talk with one of the authors of these top 5 history books - Felipe Fernandez Armesto in this extended interview with the world's leading historian of the world. Right here on my channel ua-cam.com/video/8zkd0Bax9Xo/v-deo.html
Thanks! After Tamerlane looks like one I will have to read.
Hello, I happened upon your channel, and it is very good, I look forward to seeing your other videos. Thanks!
thanks for joining. more face to camera videos coming soon.
Thanks for your review. Just ordered Felipe's Civilizations. Looking forward to reading it. 🙂
Thank you. These are some excellent recommendations.
Thanks. I will keep them coming.
Thanks for your recommendations.I was curious enough to know about readable books on geopolitics and then I stumbled upon your video on you tube.I will definitely pursue them.
Thanks for your interest. History is a great alternative to some of the other books out there.
Wow! Thank you for sharing! Always looking for new books especially on history and geopolitics. Haven't checked your channel yet but subscribed and hope you're continuing to make videos!
Thank you. Yes I am more coming soon.
I'm currently pursuing a Global Studies associates degree so will definitely check these books out. Thank you, sir!
Excellent. Best wishes with your studies.
Thanks and just subscribed to your channel. Keep doing your thing. 🙏@@theburningarchive
Great video sir
Just finished "Hero" by Michael Korda. It made me very curious about the behind the scenes of the Treaty of Versailles and how it structured the world going forward. Would you have a book recommendation for that subject? Thank you.
Adam Tooze's The Deluge is very good on this topic, especially America's role and the post-Versailles 'world order' www.amazon.com.au/Deluge-America-Remaking-Global-1916-1931/dp/0143127977
@@theburningarchive Yeah, it's an excellent book.
really appreciate the list, exactly what i was looking for.
thank you. I am glad. Any other lists you would like me to do a video on?
@@theburningarchive oh yes, I'm looking for astute scholars who regularly write short commentaries on world affairs like opinion pieces. Eg: Stephen Kotkin and Martin Indyk for Foreign Affairs magazine.
Would like to know your reaction to "The Silk Roads" by Peter Frankopan.
Good suggestion. I will do in a couple of weeks, and cover both Silk Roads and the New Silk Roads book. He appeared recently on the 'Empire' podcast (William Dalrymple and Anita Anand) and was very enteretaining.
I posted my video on Peter Frankopan, Silk Roads, and New Silk Roads last night ua-cam.com/video/OfCsVyT6XxU/v-deo.html. Thanks for your suggestion.
Would you say History of the World Map by Map by DK is good for seeing how countries form and dissolve with the actual maps? Or is there a better one out there for the world as a whole?
Great question. I had a quick look at it online. It is recent and really well presented. So I think it would be a great start. I have The Cassel Atlas of World History that has a foreword by Barry Cunliffe, which is great but 20 years old now. Barry Cunliffe's book By Steppe, Desert and Ocean covers history of Eurasia with brilliant maps and is only 5 years or so old
Any recommendations of/about Africa history,civilization and geopolitics books 📚?
Toby Green wrote an acclaimed book A fistful of shells a couple of years back, and has been active commenting on the impact of pandemic decisions on Africa and the global south. He does a few things on UA-cam or Twitter. www.kcl.ac.uk/people/toby-green. I'd like to learn more about Africa so if you or anone else has a recommended book I'd love to hear it.
also one of the u=pcoming videos in the Civilizations playlist will talk about Benin.
What do you think of Durant’s Story of Civilisation? I have all 18 volumes and it is so interesting and just awesome.
It is a great way into this fascinating topic of civilisation. It is good to balance their more traditional Western civilization story with a view like that of Fernandez-Armesto that tells stories of many civilizations as well as the West. Glad you enjoy it.
Wow thank you, this is so interesting, I have subscribed.
Thanks so much. I am putting out tomorrow another video on one of the books mentioned in this video, Fernandez-Armesto, Civilizations
Nice video...any recommendations of books on Pyramids or ancient egypt?
Good idea. I will investigate
I'm looking for books like Kraut's UA-cam video trilogies on Turkey, the US & Mexico. Or WhatIfAaltHist's vids on western, Latin american, Chinese & to a lesser extent orthodox civilizations. These days I'm particularly interested in knowing the whole story on how Japan, Nepal & Thailand ended up where they are. (Personally I think WIAH's vid on South east Asian civilizations is his worst one, it hardly explained how Thailand got to where it is today, hence why Thailand is on my list)
What I mean by where they are is, like how kraut explained how mexico ended up having a tiny elite exploiting the rest of the country while america didn't. How did the countries I list end up like they are?
I read the sections on Islamic civilization from ''A history of civilizations" by Fernand Braudel And it scratched the surface of what I was looking for (although it did give me some info I found interesting that I wasn't looking for when I started reading it)
The book in this vid "civilizations" seems like it's what I'm looking for but could also disappoint me like "a history of civilizations" did
Thanks for the pointers to those channels. I will see what I can learn from them. Also I will put Japan, Nepal & Thailand on the list for future episodes. Braudel was a great historian, and his work on civilizations is referred to in Fernandez-Armesto's book, but he was very Europe, even Mediterranean focussed. Fernandez-Armesto has a much broader vision. His books will surprise you. Worth a try. Thanks for sharing these great perspectives.
Great video, thanks for the really helpful suggestions. thanks from Italy 🇮🇹
Grazie!
Wow! This is great content!
I just stumbled upon this today.
I need this for my "superheroine universe".
Will subscribe now.
Thank you... tell the whole 'superheroine universe'!
@@theburningarchive 😆... I've been writing this 'superheroine cinematic universe' for 12 years now. It's difficult to imagine how a female dominated society would run like given that our paradigm has always been patriarchal. Perhaps there wouldn't be a lot of geopolitical wars & strife in a matriarchy, don't you think?
#BigFanOfBothMarvelAndDC...BUT
#TiredOfAllTheSexismAndMisogynyInALLofMEDIA (and also reality) ☹️
@@theburningarchive no there is no multi polar world emerging any where near soon
why the fifth book is about russia? wth, dude?
the fifth book is an atlas of world history. I showed two - a general one, and one specifically about Russia to illustrate how historical atlases can help make sense of geopolitics today - the map related to the war.
Thanks man! My highschool history teachers are great but they have a lot to cram in such short time , this is really nice of you🥲