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The No-Nonsense Guide to World History

No-Nonsense Guides series

Who was the first black queen? How much do you know about China's history? Most people's knowledge of world history is hazy and incomplete at best. This No-Nonsense Guide to World Historygives a full picture, revealing the hidden histories and communities left out of conventional textbooks—from the civilizations of Africa, Asia, and Latin America to the history of women.

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It includes a final chapter on how climate change, 9/11, the Iraq war, corporate power, and China's headlong growth fit into the broader patterns of world history.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 144 pages

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