By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean
Book description
By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean is nothing less than the story of how humans first started building the globalized world we know today. Set on a huge continental stage, from Europe to China, it is a tale covering over 10,000 years, from the origins of farming around 9000 BC to…
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1 author picked By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Barry Cunliffe is a celebrated British archaeologist who specializes in both Europe’s and Britain’s origins.
Admittedly, Barry gets into the weeds a bit which can be challenging for those just looking for an introduction, but what he does better than most is connect the dots that bind Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North Africa together.
Most histories of Europe pretend that Europe is an island, separate from Asia and everything else, as if it developed in a vacuum – but Barry reminds us that Charlemagne and Columbus are only part of the full European story.
Barry is a great…
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