World History
Great powers rise and fall as civilizations clash and transform across the centuries, leaving their mark on everything from trade routes to border walls. Through sweeping narratives and sharp analysis, these books illuminate how empires, ideologies, and innovations have shaped our interconnected world.
World History Book Summaries
Civilization on Trial
History
Philosophy
Religion
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume II
History
Classics
Roman
Christopher Columbus and the Afrikan Holocaust
Slavery and the Rise of European Capitalism
History
Africa
Race
The Coming of the Third Reich
History
World War II
Germany
The Rise of Rome
From the Iron Age to the Punic Wars
History
Roman History
Ancient History
Strongmen
Mussolini to the Present
History
Politics
Biography
A History of the World in 100 Objects
History
Art
World History
A Study of History, abridged
History
Classics
Philosophy
A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders
Surprising Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps
History
Geography
Politics
On History
History
Philosophy
Essays
The Loom of Time
Between Empire and Anarchy, from the Mediterranean to China
History
Politics
Middle East
How to Change the World
Tales of Marx and Marxism
History
Politics
Philosophy
A History of the World Through Body Parts
The Stories Behind the Organs, Appendages, Digits, and the Like Attached to (or Detached from) Famous Bodies
History
Science
Medical
Why the West Rules—for Now
The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future
History
Politics
Economics
To End All Wars
A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918
History
World War I
War
America, América
A New History of the New World
History
Politics
American History
Mexico
A 500-Year History
History
World History
Latin American
Empire of Cotton
A Global History
History
Economics
World History
Panama Fever
The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All Time-the Building of the Panama Canal
History
Science
Engineering
Escape from Rome
The Failure of Empire and the Road to Prosperity
History
Economics
Ancient History
Day of Empire
How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance—and Why They Fall
History
Politics
Economics
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea
Why the Greeks Matter
History
Greece
Ancient History
Heretics and Heroes
How Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created Our World
History
Religion
Art
Why Did Europe Conquer the World?
History
Economics
European History
The Pursuit of Power
Europe 1815 - 1914
History
European History
Politics
The Peloponnesian War
History
Ancient History
Greece
Cuba
An American History
History
Politics
American History
Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy
Politics
History
Political Science
War! What Is It Good For?
Conflict and the Progress of Civilization from Primates to Robots
History
War
Military Fiction
Worth Dying For
The Power and Politics of Flags
Politics
History
Geography
Political Order and Political Decay
From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy
Politics
History
Political Science
King of Kings
The Iranian Revolution—A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation
History
Politics
Middle East
Birth of the Leviathan
History
Politics
Political Science
Mortal Republic
How Rome Fell into Tyranny
History
Politics
Ancient History
The Sources of Social Power
Volume 1, A History of Power from the Beginning to AD 1760
History
Sociology
Politics
Year Zero
A History of 1945
History
World War II
War
Democracy
A Life
History
Politics
Philosophy
How the West Grew Rich
The Economic Transformation Of The Industrial World
Economics
History
Politics
The Death of Democracy
Hitler's Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic
History
Politics
Germany
Against the World
Anti-Globalism and Mass Politics Between the World Wars
History
Politics
World History
Ancient Worlds
An Epic History of East and West
History
Ancient History
Classics
The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece
History
Ancient History
Greece
Weavers, Scribes, and Kings
A New History of the Ancient Near East
History
Ancient History
Middle East
The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism
The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, and Capitalism in 17th Century North America and the Caribbean
History
Race
Politics
Empires in World History
Power and the Politics of Difference
History
World History
Politics
The Ancient Near East
A Very Short Introduction
History
Ancient History
Middle East
Brotherhood of Kings
How International Relations Shaped the Ancient Near East
History
Ancient History
Middle East
Sweetness and Power
The Place of Sugar in Modern History
History
Anthropology
Food
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt
History
Egypt
Ancient History
Africa in the World
Capitalism, Empire, Nation-State
History
Africa
World History
