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Based on the title it sounds like the intentions of the author were more politically motivated than anything else.
by fennecfoxy 1y ago
Based on the title it sounds like the intentions of the author were more politically motivated than anything else.
- peterfirefly 1y agoBased on reading the Guardian review (that predictably praises it and seems to be written by someone who doesn't know much history) and a much better review on a website run, weirdly enough, by Christians (written by someone who does know history), I would agree. The first half of the quality review praises the good parts of the book, the second half is where the meat is. It is probably a useful book if you don't know much about the classical world but it doesn't seem like one should take one's politics from it. Quality review: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/how-world-made-west/ https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/how-world-made-we... Low quality review: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/feb/28/how-the-world-made-the-west-by-josephine-quinn-review-rethinking-civilisation https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/feb/28/how-the-world-...
- kristianp 1y agoThe author is a professor of ancient history at Oxford University. What makes you think it is political? A book can specialise in Western history without having a hidden agenda.
- peterfirefly 1y agoLots of professors have political agendas, especially in the humanities.