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Civilization Rezumate de cărți

Guns, Germs, and Steel
de Jared Diamond • 2005
Eurasia had wheat and an east-west axis. The Americas didn't. Geography decided who conquered whom.
4.04
400.000+
Guns, Germs, and Steel Rezumat
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Guns, Germs, and Steel
Eurasia had wheat and an east-west axis. The Americas didn't. Geography decided who conquered whom.
de Jared Diamond 2005 498 pagini
4.04
400.000+ evaluări
The Great Divergence
de Kenneth Pomeranz • 2000
Europe's industrial breakthrough wasn't its own genius. It took colonial land and underground coal.
3.68
1.000+
The Great Divergence Rezumat
The Great Divergence
Europe's industrial breakthrough wasn't its own genius. It took colonial land and underground coal.
de Kenneth Pomeranz 2000 392 pagini
3.68
1.000+ evaluări
Debt
de David Graeber • 2011
Barter never happened. Credit predates coinage, and debt is how violence became morality.
4.21
27.000+
Debt Rezumat
Debt
Barter never happened. Credit predates coinage, and debt is how violence became morality.
de David Graeber 2011 576 pagini
4.21
27.000+ evaluări
A History of Western Philosophy
de Bertrand Russell • 1945
A history of philosophy that reads not like a textbook but like a three-thousand-year argument.
4.13
41.000+
A History of Western Philosophy Rezumat
A History of Western Philosophy
A history of philosophy that reads not like a textbook but like a three-thousand-year argument.
de Bertrand Russell 1945 906 pagini
4.13
41.000+ evaluări
Coridorul îngust
de Daron Acemoğlu • 2019
Freedom dies in tyranny and in anarchy. It only lives when society fights the state to a standstill.
4.22
3.000+
Coridorul îngust Rezumat
Coridorul îngust
Freedom dies in tyranny and in anarchy. It only lives when society fights the state to a standstill.
de Daron Acemoğlu 2019 560 pagini
4.22
3.000+ evaluări
A Secular Age
de Charles Margrave Taylor • 2007
Modern unbelief required building a new self, a new society, and a new kind of time.
4.27
1.000+
A Secular Age Rezumat
A Secular Age
Modern unbelief required building a new self, a new society, and a new kind of time.
de Charles Margrave Taylor 2007 874 pagini
4.27
1.000+ evaluări
The Symposium
de Plato
Seven Athenians compete to define love. Socrates enters and shows it's a hunger for what you lack.
4.09
91.000+
The Symposium Rezumat
The Symposium
Seven Athenians compete to define love. Socrates enters and shows it's a hunger for what you lack.
de Plato 90 pagini
4.09
91.000+ evaluări
Destiny Disrupted
de Tamim Ansary • 2009
For centuries, Muslim empires were the center of the world. Then the story got rewritten.
4.40
13.000+
Destiny Disrupted Rezumat
Destiny Disrupted
For centuries, Muslim empires were the center of the world. Then the story got rewritten.
de Tamim Ansary 2009 390 pagini
4.40
13.000+ evaluări
Future Shock
de Alvin Toffler • 1970
Acceleration is a solvent: of place, of loyalty, of identity itself.
3.82
5.000+
Future Shock Rezumat
Future Shock
Acceleration is a solvent: of place, of loyalty, of identity itself.
de Alvin Toffler 1970 430 pagini
3.82
5.000+ evaluări
A Little History of the World
de E.H. Gombrich • 1936
The whole human story, from cave paintings to the Cold War, in one short, elegant book.
4.10
32.000+
A Little History of the World Rezumat
A Little History of the World
The whole human story, from cave paintings to the Cold War, in one short, elegant book.
de E.H. Gombrich 1936 284 pagini
4.10
32.000+ evaluări
SPQR
de Mary Beard • 2015
A thousand-year story of how Rome's genius for inclusion built an empire, then broke its republic.
4.06
83.000+
SPQR Rezumat
SPQR
A thousand-year story of how Rome's genius for inclusion built an empire, then broke its republic.
de Mary Beard 2015 606 pagini
4.06
83.000+ evaluări
Fingerprints of the Gods
de Graham Hancock • 1995
Maps of ice-free Antarctica. Flood myths with astronomical codes. Who left them?
4.15
15.000+
Fingerprints of the Gods Rezumat
Fingerprints of the Gods
Maps of ice-free Antarctica. Flood myths with astronomical codes. Who left them?
de Graham Hancock 1995 578 pagini
4.15
15.000+ evaluări
The Shortest History of China
de Linda Jaivin • 2021
Twelve chapters, four millennia: the recurring patterns that explain China's rise to superpower.
3.94
3.000+
The Shortest History of China Rezumat
The Shortest History of China
Twelve chapters, four millennia: the recurring patterns that explain China's rise to superpower.
de Linda Jaivin 2021 263 pagini
3.94
3.000+ evaluări
War
de Margaret MacMillan • 2020
From the Iceman to total war: how organized conflict has shaped every corner of human life.
3.58
3.000+
War Rezumat
War
From the Iceman to total war: how organized conflict has shaped every corner of human life.
de Margaret MacMillan 2020 304 pagini
3.58
3.000+ evaluări
Sasanian Persia
de Touraj Daryaee • 2007
Rome's greatest rival invented an Iranian identity that outlived the empire itself.
3.84
180
Sasanian Persia Rezumat
Sasanian Persia
Rome's greatest rival invented an Iranian identity that outlived the empire itself.
de Touraj Daryaee 2007 256 pagini
3.84
180 evaluări
O istorie a evreilor
de Paul Johnson • 1987
They outlasted every empire that sought to destroy them. The four-thousand-year story of how.
4.17
2.000+
O istorie a evreilor Rezumat
O istorie a evreilor
They outlasted every empire that sought to destroy them. The four-thousand-year story of how.
de Paul Johnson 1987 644 pagini
4.17
2.000+ evaluări
The Mastery Manual
de Robin Sharma • 2015
Three faiths claimed one city for three thousand years. Every conqueror thought they'd be the last.
3.98
1.000+
The Mastery Manual Rezumat
The Mastery Manual
Three faiths claimed one city for three thousand years. Every conqueror thought they'd be the last.
de Robin Sharma 2015 200 pagini
3.98
1.000+ evaluări
The Decline and Rise of Democracy
de David Stasavage • 2020
Democracy did not begin in Athens. It emerges where the state is too weak to rule alone.
3.86
223
The Decline and Rise of Democracy Rezumat
The Decline and Rise of Democracy
Democracy did not begin in Athens. It emerges where the state is too weak to rule alone.
de David Stasavage 2020 424 pagini
3.86
223 evaluări
Decoding the Heavens
de Jo Marchant • 2009
Sponge divers pulled a 2,000-year-old computer from the sea. Decoding its gears took a century.
4.10
500+
Decoding the Heavens Rezumat
Decoding the Heavens
Sponge divers pulled a 2,000-year-old computer from the sea. Decoding its gears took a century.
de Jo Marchant 2009 336 pagini
4.10
500+ evaluări
The Good Book
de A.C. Grayling • 2011
King Croesus asked a philosopher who was the happiest man alive. The answer destroyed him.
3.71
500+
The Good Book Rezumat
The Good Book
King Croesus asked a philosopher who was the happiest man alive. The answer destroyed him.
de A.C. Grayling 2011 597 pagini
3.71
500+ evaluări
The Persian Empire
de John W.I. Lee • 2012
Greek histories painted Persia as despotism. The empire's own record tells a different story.
4.10
500+
The Persian Empire Rezumat
The Persian Empire
Greek histories painted Persia as despotism. The empire's own record tells a different story.
de John W.I. Lee 2012
4.10
500+ evaluări
Culture
de Martin Puchner • 2023
Borrowing, theft, lucky accidents: four millennia of cultural history. Purity was never the point.
3.92
500+
Culture Rezumat
Culture
Borrowing, theft, lucky accidents: four millennia of cultural history. Purity was never the point.
de Martin Puchner 2023 384 pagini
3.92
500+ evaluări
The Ascent of Man
de Jacob Bronowski • 1973
Art and science are twin expressions of a single gift: the mind's ability to remake itself.
4.21
6.000+
The Ascent of Man Rezumat
The Ascent of Man
Art and science are twin expressions of a single gift: the mind's ability to remake itself.
de Jacob Bronowski 1973 352 pagini
4.21
6.000+ evaluări
The Great Wall
de Julia Lovell • 1981
The Great Wall was many walls, built for conquest as much as defense, and it failed.
3.46
344
The Great Wall Rezumat
The Great Wall
The Great Wall was many walls, built for conquest as much as defense, and it failed.
de Julia Lovell 1981 432 pagini
3.46
344 evaluări
A Short History of the World
de Christopher Lascelles • 2011
Thirteen billion years in one short book: why empires fall, ideas spread, and everything connects.
3.86
1.000+
A Short History of the World Rezumat
A Short History of the World
Thirteen billion years in one short book: why empires fall, ideas spread, and everything connects.
de Christopher Lascelles 2011 241 pagini
3.86
1.000+ evaluări
Wired for Culture
de Mark Pagel • 2012
Culture isn't a byproduct of big brains. It's the reason we have them.
3.86
296
Wired for Culture Rezumat
Wired for Culture
Culture isn't a byproduct of big brains. It's the reason we have them.
de Mark Pagel 2012 432 pagini
3.86
296 evaluări
Cynicism
de Ansgar Allen • 2014
Cynicism once meant tearing everything down. Now it just means giving up.
3.71
146
Cynicism Rezumat
Cynicism
Cynicism once meant tearing everything down. Now it just means giving up.
de Ansgar Allen 2014 280 pagini
3.71
146 evaluări
Ultrasociety
de Peter Turchin • 2015
War did not just destroy. Over ten millennia, it built the greatest cooperators on Earth.
4.11
464
Ultrasociety Rezumat
Ultrasociety
War did not just destroy. Over ten millennia, it built the greatest cooperators on Earth.
de Peter Turchin 2015 274 pagini
4.11
464 evaluări
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume I
de Edward Gibbon • 1776
What undid Rome: a bought army, a mad emperor, and a religion that rejected earthly power.
4.17
3.000+
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume I Rezumat
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume I
What undid Rome: a bought army, a mad emperor, and a religion that rejected earthly power.
de Edward Gibbon 1776 1114 pagini
4.17
3.000+ evaluări
The Decline of the West
de Oswald Spengler • 1918
History does not climb a ladder. It traces a life cycle, and the West has reached winter.
4.06
2.000+
The Decline of the West Rezumat
The Decline of the West
History does not climb a ladder. It traces a life cycle, and the West has reached winter.
de Oswald Spengler 1918 486 pagini
4.06
2.000+ evaluări
The Battle of Salamis
de Barry S. Strauss • 2004
One lie trapped Persia's 1300 ships in a narrow strait, and Western civilization survived.
4.10
1.000+
The Battle of Salamis Rezumat
The Battle of Salamis
One lie trapped Persia's 1300 ships in a narrow strait, and Western civilization survived.
de Barry S. Strauss 2004 294 pagini
4.10
1.000+ evaluări
The Rise of Rome
de Kathryn Lomas • 2017
Rome was a backwater. It won Italy through flexible citizenship, not just legions.
3.99
288
The Rise of Rome Rezumat
The Rise of Rome
Rome was a backwater. It won Italy through flexible citizenship, not just legions.
de Kathryn Lomas 2017 432 pagini
3.99
288 evaluări
Powers and Thrones
de Dan Jones • 2021
How a millennium of barbarians, crusaders, and merchants built the foundations of the modern world.
4.39
10.000+
Powers and Thrones Rezumat
Powers and Thrones
How a millennium of barbarians, crusaders, and merchants built the foundations of the modern world.
de Dan Jones 2021 636 pagini
4.39
10.000+ evaluări
The Greatest Invention
de Silvia Ferrara • 2019
Writing wasn't born to count grain. It began with puns, and nine ancient scripts show why.
3.44
500+
The Greatest Invention Rezumat
The Greatest Invention
Writing wasn't born to count grain. It began with puns, and nine ancient scripts show why.
de Silvia Ferrara 2019 304 pagini
3.44
500+ evaluări
A History of Ancient Greece
de Eric H. Cline • 2006
Before Rome, Greece invented the West. Then Athens and Sparta tore it apart.
3.91
163
A History of Ancient Greece Rezumat
A History of Ancient Greece
Before Rome, Greece invented the West. Then Athens and Sparta tore it apart.
de Eric H. Cline 2006
3.91
163 evaluări
Democracy
de Paul Cartledge • 2016
Ancient democracy meant the poor ruled directly. Modern democracy was built to stop that.
3.80
215
Democracy Rezumat
Democracy
Ancient democracy meant the poor ruled directly. Modern democracy was built to stop that.
de Paul Cartledge 2016 416 pagini
3.80
215 evaluări
Lords of the Sea
de John R. Hale • 2009
The oar built Athenian democracy. Two centuries later, a lost fleet destroyed it.
4.18
1.000+
Lords of the Sea Rezumat
Lords of the Sea
The oar built Athenian democracy. Two centuries later, a lost fleet destroyed it.
de John R. Hale 2009 395 pagini
4.18
1.000+ evaluări
The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece
de Josiah Ober • 2015
A thousand rival city-states, not empire, produced classical Greece's unprecedented prosperity.
3.94
308
The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece Rezumat
The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece
A thousand rival city-states, not empire, produced classical Greece's unprecedented prosperity.
de Josiah Ober 2015 416 pagini
3.94
308 evaluări
[Brotherhood of Kings] [By
de Amanda H. Podany • 2010
The great kings never met; letters, gold, and dynastic marriages held the peace.
4.48
122
[Brotherhood of Kings] [By Rezumat
[Brotherhood of Kings] [By
The great kings never met; letters, gold, and dynastic marriages held the peace.
de Amanda H. Podany 2010
4.48
122 evaluări
Alexander the Great
de Paul Cartledge • 2004
Five ancient sources describe how Alexander's historian died. They all say something different.
3.70
1.000+
Alexander the Great Rezumat
Alexander the Great
Five ancient sources describe how Alexander's historian died. They all say something different.
de Paul Cartledge 2004 368 pagini
3.70
1.000+ evaluări
Phoenicians and the Making of the Mediterranean
de Carolina López-Ruiz • 2021
Phoenicia stitched the ancient Mediterranean together. Greece took the credit and erased the debt.
4.05
19
Phoenicians and the Making of the Mediterranean Rezumat
Phoenicians and the Making of the Mediterranean
Phoenicia stitched the ancient Mediterranean together. Greece took the credit and erased the debt.
de Carolina López-Ruiz 2021 384 pagini
4.05
19 evaluări
War and Society in Early Rome
de Jeremy Armstrong • 2016
Clan chiefs, not generals, led Rome's first armies. They raided for portable loot, not territory.
4.46
13
War and Society in Early Rome Rezumat
War and Society in Early Rome
Clan chiefs, not generals, led Rome's first armies. They raided for portable loot, not territory.
de Jeremy Armstrong 2016 332 pagini
4.46
13 evaluări
Les Celtes
de Venceslas Kruta • 1976
The Celts left no written records. Their world is rebuilt from torcs, tombs, and enemy accounts.
3.35
26
Les Celtes Rezumat
Les Celtes
The Celts left no written records. Their world is rebuilt from torcs, tombs, and enemy accounts.
de Venceslas Kruta 1976 128 pagini
3.35
26 evaluări
Rome and China
de Walter Scheidel • 2008
Why Rome's fall was permanent, and China's was not: a comparative history of ancient empires.
3.47
47
Rome and China Rezumat
Rome and China
Why Rome's fall was permanent, and China's was not: a comparative history of ancient empires.
de Walter Scheidel 2008 256 pagini
3.47
47 evaluări
The Shortest History of Germany
de James Hawes • 2017
Behind the 20th century’s disasters stands a hidden network of financiers and imperial idealists.
3.70
9.000+
The Shortest History of Germany Rezumat
The Shortest History of Germany
Behind the 20th century’s disasters stands a hidden network of financiers and imperial idealists.
de James Hawes 2017 226 pagini
3.70
9.000+ evaluări
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