Destiny Disrupted was critical history reading for me, and helped break me out of a Eurocentric viewing of the world before college. I’ve tried very, very hard to find a history book from Chinese, Russian, or Indian authors that has the same insider’s point of view but written in accessible, plain English.
Aside from wanting to read similar books about other cultures/civilizations, I am reminded that it seemed a bit steeped in “post-9/11ism”.
China: A History by John Keay provides an equivalent insider’s view of China. It is written in accessible, plain English. I too looked for Russian and Indian books of the same vein but could not find any.
Destiny Disrupted was critical history reading for me, and helped break me out of a Eurocentric viewing of the world before college. I’ve tried very, very hard to find a history book from Chinese, Russian, or Indian authors that has the same insider’s point of view but written in accessible, plain English.
Aside from wanting to read similar books about other cultures/civilizations, I am reminded that it seemed a bit steeped in “post-9/11ism”.
China: A History by John Keay provides an equivalent insider’s view of China. It is written in accessible, plain English. I too looked for Russian and Indian books of the same vein but could not find any.