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Are there any good books which are both accurate and engaging which talk about human world history? (lemmy.ml)

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Any era is welcome but I'm especially interested in modern history.

I know that having just one book which talks about the history of the whole world would be difficult but let's see if you guys know something (series are welcomed suggestions too).

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[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

This may not be what you’re looking for since you said “modern” but A Short History of Wine was a fun read and covers a ton of world history. It’s obviously through the lens of wine/alcohol but it’s often actually about trade networks, different cultures, and diplomacy.

It’s through a specific lens and doesn’t pretend to cover everything but alcohol pops up in history often enough that it almost mirrors economic history.

If that isn’t your thing, I would recommend regional history books. It’s almost impossible to cover all of human history without some sort of focus. Otherwise, it’s just a textbook and you can download a professor’s syllabus to find those.