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I can recommend the book "Vanished Kingdoms: The History of Half-Forgotten Europe" for anyone wanting to inoculate themselves against survivorship bias.
by itronitron 2y ago
I can recommend the book "Vanished Kingdoms: The History of Half-Forgotten Europe" for anyone wanting to inoculate themselves against survivorship bias.
- greesil 2y agoWell many of these kingdoms existed until WW1, then not so much.
- gerikson 2y agoI've read the book. Prussia was the last one to go, finally extinguished in the wake of WW2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolition_of_Prussia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolition_of_Prussia
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- airstrike 2y agoWhile we're at it I recommend The persistence of the Old Regime by Arno Mayer https://www.versobooks.com/products/2155-the-persistence-of-the-old-regime https://www.versobooks.com/products/2155-the-persistence-of-...