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- Duración: 7 h y 50 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Sicily has always acted as a gateway between Europe and the rest of the world. Fought over by the Phoenicians and Greeks, the Romans, Goths and Byzantines, Arabs and Normans, Germans, and the Spanish and the French for thousands of years, Sicily became a unique melting pot where diverse traditions merged, producing a unique heritage and singular culture. In this fascinating account of the island from the earliest times to the present day, author and journalist Jamie Mackay leads us through this most elusive of places.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful overview of Sicily
- De jay lazier en 01-28-24
De: Jamie Mackay
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A History of Japan
- Revised Edition
- De: R. H. P. Mason, J. G. Caiger
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 13 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 257
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 225
A classic of Japanese history, this audiobook is the preeminent work on the history of Japan. Newly revised and updated, A History of Japan is a single-volume complete history of the nation of Japan. Starting in ancient Japan during its early pre-history period, A History of Japan covers every important aspect of history and culture through feudal Japan to the post-Cold War period and collapse of the bubble economy in the early 1990s. Recent findings shed additional light on the origins of Japanese civilization and the birth of Japanese culture.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Content great - pronunciation not so much
- De A. Weber en 03-08-19
De: R. H. P. Mason, y otros
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From Babel to Dragomans
- Interpreting the Middle East
- De: Bernard Lewis
- Narrado por: William Neenan
- Duración: 23 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 33
Bernard Lewis is recognized around the globe as one of the leading authorities on Islam. Hailed as "the world's foremost Islamic scholar" (Wall Street Journal), as "a towering figure among experts on the culture and religion of the Muslim world" (Baltimore Sun), and as "the doyen of Middle Eastern studies" (New York Times), Lewis is nothing less than a national treasure, a trusted voice that politicians, journalists, historians, and the general public have all turned to for insight into the Middle East.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fifty Years Of Good Stuff
- De David en 04-10-15
De: Bernard Lewis
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Superpower Interrupted
- The Chinese History of the World
- De: Michael Schuman
- Narrado por: Shawn Compton
- Duración: 13 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 88
This global history as the Chinese would write it gives brilliant and unconventional insights for understanding China's role in the world, especially the drive to "Make China Great Again." In this colorful, informative story filled with fascinating characters, epic battles, influential thinkers, and decisive moments, we come to understand how the Chinese view their own history and how its narrative is distinctly different from that of Western civilization.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Nice overview
- De Matthew G. Towner en 08-12-20
De: Michael Schuman
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Lost Enlightenment
- Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane
- De: S. Frederick Starr
- Narrado por: Kevin Stillwell
- Duración: 25 h y 16 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 497
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 427
Lost Enlightenment recounts how, between the years 800 and 1200, Central Asia led the world in trade and economic development, the size and sophistication of its cities, the refinement of its arts, and, above all, in the advancement of knowledge in many fields. Central Asians achieved signal breakthroughs in astronomy, mathematics, geology, medicine, chemistry, music, social science, philosophy, and theology, among other subjects.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Subject worthwhile but repetative narrative
- De F-M en 04-10-14
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The Map of Knowledge
- A Thousand-Year History of How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found
- De: Violet Moller
- Narrado por: Susan Duerden
- Duración: 8 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 79
The foundations of modern knowledge - philosophy, math, astronomy, geography - were laid by the Greeks, whose ideas were written on scrolls and stored in libraries across the Mediterranean and beyond. But as the vast Roman Empire disintegrated, so did appreciation of these precious texts. Christianity cast a shadow over so-called pagan thought, books were burned, and the library of Alexandria, the greatest repository of classical knowledge, was destroyed. Yet some texts did survive and The Map of Knowledge explores the role played by seven cities around the Mediterranean....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Terrible narration.
- De nathan535 en 11-05-19
De: Violet Moller
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Democracy
- A Life
- De: Paul Cartledge
- Narrado por: Paul Hodgson
- Duración: 13 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 27
Ancient Greece first coined the concept of democracy, yet almost every major ancient Greek thinker - from Plato and Aristotle onward - was ambivalent toward or even hostile to democracy in any form. The explanation for this is quite simple: The elite perceived majority power as tantamount to a dictatorship of the proletariat. In ancient Greece, there can be traced not only the rudiments of modern democratic society but the entire Western tradition of antidemocratic thought.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Listen!
- De Timothy en 06-01-21
De: Paul Cartledge
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Incarnations
- India in Fifty Lives
- De: Sunil Khilnani
- Narrado por: Vikas Adam
- Duración: 16 h y 51 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 50
For all of India's myths, its sea of stories and moral epics, Indian history remains a curiously unpeopled place. In Incarnations, Sunil Khilnani fills that space, recapturing the human dimension of how the world's largest democracy came to be. His trenchant portraits of emperors, warriors, philosophers, film stars, and corporate titans - some famous, some unjustly forgotten - bring feeling, wry humor, and uncommon insight to dilemmas that extend from ancient times to our own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great listen, the author is biased
- De Anonymous User en 02-15-19
De: Sunil Khilnani
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A History of Iran
- Empire of the Mind
- De: Michael Axworthy
- Narrado por: Peter Ganim
- Duración: 13 h y 19 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 156
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 137
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 137
Although frequently vilified, Iran is a nation of great intellectual variety and depth, and one of the oldest continuing civilizations in the world. Its political impact has been tremendous, not only on its neighbors in the Middle East but also throughout the world. From the time of the prophet Zoroaster, to the powerful ancient Persian Empires, to the revolution of 1979, the hostage crisis, and the current standoff over Iran’s nuclear ambitions, Michael Axworthy vividly depicts the nation’s rich history.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Lazy Narration
- De Arya Pourtabatabaie en 11-05-16
De: Michael Axworthy
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Confronting the Classics
- Traditions, Adventures and Innovations
- De: Mary Beard
- Narrado por: Lynne Jenson
- Duración: 12 h y 9 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 89
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 77
One of the world's leading historians provides a revolutionary tour of the Ancient World, dusting off the classics for the twenty-first century. Mary Beard, drawing on thirty years of teaching and writing about Greek and Roman history, provides a panoramic portrait of the classical world, a book in which we encounter not only Cleopatra and Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Hannibal, but also the common people - the millions of inhabitants of the Roman Empire, the slaves, soldiers, and women.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Annoying narrator
- De Chris E en 02-27-15
De: Mary Beard
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Medieval Europe
- De: Chris Wickham
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 14 h y 19 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,272
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,110
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,101
The millennium between the breakup of the western Roman Empire and the Reformation was a long and hugely transformative period - one not easily chronicled within a single book. Yet distinguished historian Chris Wickham has taken up the challenge in this landmark book, and he succeeds in producing the most riveting account of medieval Europe in a generation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow! Outstanding Work on the Period
- De Dane Maralason en 01-15-19
De: Chris Wickham
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China’s Good War
- How World War II Is Shaping a New Nationalism
- De: Rana Mitter
- Narrado por: Dennis Kleinman
- Duración: 8 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 55
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 46
For most of its history, the People’s Republic of China limited public discussion of the war against Japan. It was an experience of victimization - and one that saw Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek fighting for the same goals. But now, as China grows more powerful, the meaning of the war is changing. Rana Mitter argues that China’s reassessment of the World War II years is central to its newfound confidence abroad and to mounting nationalism at home.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Scholarly work
- De Kindle Customer en 09-12-23
De: Rana Mitter
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The Civilization of the Middle Ages
- De: Norman F. Cantor
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
- Duración: 28 h y 42 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 168
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 149
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 146
The Civilization of the Middle Ages incorporates current research, recent trends in interpretation, and novel perspectives, especially on the foundations of the Middle Ages and the Later Middle Ages of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. A sharper focus on social history, Jewish history, women’s roles in society, and popular religion and heresy distinguish the book.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Recommended for students
- De Delano en 12-18-11
De: Norman F. Cantor
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The Birth of Classical Europe
- A History from Troy to Augustine
- De: Simon Price, Peter Thonemann
- Narrado por: Don Hagen
- Duración: 14 h y 47 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 141
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 115
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 114
To an extraordinary extent we continue to live in the shadow of the classical world. At every level, from languages to calendars to political systems, we are the descendants of a “classical Europe,” using frames of reference created by ancient Mediterranean cultures. As this consistently fresh and surprising new audio book makes clear, however, this was no less true for the inhabitants of those classical civilizations themselves, whose myths, history, and buildings were an elaborate engagement with an already old and revered past - one filled with great leaders and writers....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent overview of the Classical World
- De David I. Williams en 01-12-14
De: Simon Price, y otros
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Palestine
- A Four Thousand Year History
- De: Nur Masalha
- Narrado por: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Duración: 16 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 58
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 59
This rich and magisterial work traces Palestine's millennia-old heritage, uncovering cultures and societies of astounding depth and complexity that stretch back to the very beginnings of recorded history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Detailed history
- De Anonymous User en 12-25-21
De: Nur Masalha