I have basically no conception of history; not long term, not of recent history.

I’ve started Hobsbawm’s Age of Revolution/Capital/Empire trilogy (listened to book 1 as an audiobook at work but I should probably read it as well), and intend to finish it.

I’ll also read Zinn’s Peoples History of the United States and some other random things, but surely this isn’t enough.

I don’t think Hobsbawm is enough for broader history, and I don’t have much in mind for histories of actual anarchist/socialist/communist movements or revolutions.

  • Multihedra [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Well, I am definitely interested in broadly knowing about the state of the world and how it came to be (especially from an economic standpoint, which ties in imperialism and things). Ultimately o want to be able to read, say, State and Rev and be able to match up claims with historical facts; things along those lines.

    I’m sure there are specific episodes in history I will be interested in (and now that I think about it, I am very interested in the history of infrastructure like electrical lines or gas pipelines, or transportation, because they have such a huge effect on how an area develops). Not much springs to mind at the moment though.

    A big motivating factor for the post was seeing the plea for more posts, so I figured it wouldn’t hurt to fire one off

    • makoivis [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Ultimately o want to be able to read, say, State and Rev and be able to match up claims with historical facts; things along those lines.

      The revolutions podcast will certainly equip you to do just that.

      (and now that I think about it, I am very interested in the history of infrastructure like electrical lines or gas pipelines, or transportation, because they have such a huge effect on how an area develops).

      Ooh that's interesting indeed, I'm afraid I don't know much about where to read on that specific thing.