Nathan Schur has put together the most compact and complete history
of mankind ever written in one volume. With sublime skill and a
superbly accessible writing style he illuminates the turning points
in World History from Early Man to the Collapse of the Soviet
Empire.
From the Epilogue: On the Threshold of the Third Millennium: It
can be argued that the 15th century was the Italian, the 16th the
Spanish, the 17th the Dutch, the 18th the French, the 19th the
British, and the 20th the American. Just to show how changeable and
uncertain human affairs are whom should we nominate for the 21st
century the Japanese?, the Germans?, the Chinese?, the
"Europeans"?, or once more the Americans?
But are we even certain that our descendants will still be
around then? Might not pollution, or the greenhouse effect, or
ozone depletion, or acid rain, or an atomic war, have wiped out the
human race earlier than that?
On the other hand, human adaptability and initiative might have
found solutions to these and other problems, just as solutions were
found and implemented earlier -- from the fashioning of stone tools
to the discovery of antibiotics.... Thus, the young generations
which will soon now enter into the third millennium need not fear
that they will lack challenges. They should, however, heed George
Santayana's warning:
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat
it.
Refreshing, fascinating and informative, this book is an
essential read for the enquiring student or adult. "World History"
is both fascinating and important. There is no other way to
understand who we are and how we came to be where we are now.
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