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Worlds at War
- The 2,500-Year Struggle Between East and West
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 20 hrs and 36 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The relationship between East and West has always been one of turmoil. In this historical tour de force, a renowned historian leads us from the world of classical antiquity, through the Dark Ages, to the Crusades, Europe's resurgence, and the dominance of the Ottoman Empire, which almost shattered Europe entirely. Pagden travels from Napoleon in Egypt to Europe's carving up of the finally moribund Ottomans - creating the modern Middle East along the way - and on to the present struggles in Iraq.
Throughout, we learn a tremendous amount about what "East" and "West" were and are, and how it has always been competing worldviews and psychologies, more than religion or power grabs, that have fed the mistrust and violence between East and West. In Pagden's dark but provocative view, this struggle cannot help but go on.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-01-2018
excellent
Great narration, This book stays on task, and does what it says on the label. A good idea well executed.
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- Tomas
- 23-03-2018
Interesting
Well narrated, with many points of interest throughout, there were also times were it felt a little dry. Still overall a decent listen.
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- Pierz Newton-John
- 15-03-2018
An excellent overview of world history in general
One of the best history audio books I've listened to in terms of extracting the most important information out of the welter of events and making sense of it. Highly recommended. I dislike John Lee's pretentious performances in general and this was no different, but I've almost learned to ignore that by now...
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