Holslag, Jonathan
A Political history of the World: three thousand years of war and peace/ Jonathan Holslag - UK: Penguin, 2019. - 638p.
Introduction: Why history matters -- 1. Heavens obscured -- 2. Solomon's peacock -- 3. The Persian takeover -- 4. Gold and iron -- 5. The world like a chariot run wild -- 6. Barbarians at the gates -- 7. The great imperial crisis -- 8. In the name of his prophet -- 9. The earth between hope and calamity -- 10. The Mongol shockwave -- 11. Huddling in the darkness -- 12. A new age of Islamic conquest -- 13. The primacy of the West -- Conclusion: Horror as a friend.
9780241395561
World history
World politics
909 / HOP
A Political history of the World: three thousand years of war and peace/ Jonathan Holslag - UK: Penguin, 2019. - 638p.
Introduction: Why history matters -- 1. Heavens obscured -- 2. Solomon's peacock -- 3. The Persian takeover -- 4. Gold and iron -- 5. The world like a chariot run wild -- 6. Barbarians at the gates -- 7. The great imperial crisis -- 8. In the name of his prophet -- 9. The earth between hope and calamity -- 10. The Mongol shockwave -- 11. Huddling in the darkness -- 12. A new age of Islamic conquest -- 13. The primacy of the West -- Conclusion: Horror as a friend.
9780241395561
World history
World politics
909 / HOP