Rise and fall: a history of the world in ten empires

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Sinopse

Rise and Fall opens with the Akkadian Empire, which ruled over a vast expanse of the region of ancient Mesopotamia, then turns to the immense Roman Empire, where we trace back our western and eastern roots. Next Strathern describes how a great deal of western classical culture was developed in the Abbasid and Umayyid Caliphates. Then, while Europe was beginning to emerge from a period of cultural stagnation, it almost fell to a whirlwind invasion from the East, at which point we meet the Emperors of the Mongol Empire . . .Combining breathtaking scope with masterful concision, Paul Strathern traces connections across four millennia and sheds new light on these major civilizations - from the Mongol Empire and the Yuan Dynasty to the Aztec and Ottoman, through to the most recent and biggest Empires: the British, Russo-Soviet and American. Charting 5,000 years of global history in ten succinct chapters, Rise and Fall makes comprehensive and inspiring reading to anyone fascinated by the history of the world.

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Autor: Paul Strathern

Autor

PAUL STRATHERN

Paul Strathern foi professor universitário de filosofia e matemática na Kingston University. Escreveu cinco romances (entre eles A season in Abyssinia, ganhador do Prêmio Somerset Maugham). Foi também jornalista free-lance, colaborando para o Observer, o Daily Telegraph e o Irish Times. Publicou ainda O sonho de Mendeleiev (2002).