My understanding of history is pretty pathetic, and I am trying to improve it. Looking for a book that isn’t revisionist, racist, or full of colonial apologia. Something that goes as far back as the 15th century would be perfect.

      • QueerCommie@lemmygrad.ml
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        9 months ago

        A people’s history of the world by Chris Harman, Open veins of Latin America, how Europe underdeveloped Africa, anything by Gerald Horne, the age of series by Hobsbawm, 1491, 1493, (actually those last two might be Americas focused), Micheal Hudson’s work, and that’s all I can think of for world history back to then.

        • Capitalist Tears@lemmygrad.ml
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          9 months ago

          Thanks, I wouldn't mind reading history focused on America but once I get a macro understanding of the history. It might take my incompetent brain some time to digest all the suggestions here but I'll get there

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  • TrismegistusMx@lemmygrad.ml
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    9 months ago

    The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber, David Wengrow is accessible and portrays history from the perspective of the colonized. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dawn_of_Everything

    I will say that it neglects much of African and Asian history. It's a good look at what was happening in Europe and the Americas though.

  • Capitalist Tears@lemmygrad.ml
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    9 months ago

    For anyone interested, links to the books recommended here

    • How Europe Underdeveloped Africa: https://archive.org/details/how-europe-underdeveloped-africa-pdfdrive.com
    • The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity: https://archive.org/details/graeber-wengrow-dawn/David%20Graeber%2C%20David%20Wengrow%20-%20The%20Dawn%20of%20Everything_%20A%20New%20History%20of%20Humanity-Farrar%2C%20Straus%20and%20Giroux%20%282021%29/
    • A people's history of the United States: https://archive.org/details/pdfy-otanUZGGGcnDgfr7
    • Lies My Teacher Told Me: https://archive.org/details/loewen-james-w-lies-my-teacher-told-me/page/n5/mode/2up
    • Europe and the People Without History: No archive[dot]org link. I have a PDF, DM me if you want a link.
    • Memory of fire - cannot find a link yet