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A People’s History of the World
- From the Stone Age to the New Millennium
- Narrated by: Napoleon Ryan
- Length: 29 hrs and 44 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Chris Harman describes the shape and course of human history as a narrative of ordinary people forming and re-forming complex societies in pursuit of common human goals. Interacting with the forces of technological change as well as the impact of powerful individuals and revolutionary ideas, these societies have engendered events familiar to every schoolchild - from the empires of antiquity to the world wars of the 20th century.
In a bravura conclusion, Chris Harman exposes the reductive complacency of contemporary capitalism, and asks, in a world riven as never before by suffering and inequality, why we imagine that it can - or should - survive much longer. Ambitious, provocative and invigorating, A People's History of the World delivers a vital corrective to traditional history, as well as a powerful sense of the deep currents of humanity which surge beneath the froth of government.
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- Nothing really matters
- 09-14-19
Changed my view of history and explains so much!
This book helped me see how extensively white-washed the history we were taught in school was.
No wonder we don't question why we work harder than ever so the multinational corporate big wigs, who already have so much more than any human needs, can double and triple that wealth.
The 1% get richer and richer while we the people struggle just to pay bills and provide for our children.
This brand of insanity is what helped bring down the Roman Empire, and many other empires, and it may well bring down the American Empire (yes, it's an empire).
PS: My only quibble is that the narrator has a slightly unnatural and distracting style. You can ignore it much of the time, though.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-13-17
Well written and compelling!
This book is beautifully written and has a complimenting voice actor accompanying it. I have learned so much and anticipate more to come. As a history major I'm used to listening to history lecture after lecture but I could listen to this all day. Thank you! AUDIBLE 20 REVIEW SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY
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- Joey
- 07-31-20
Well done
I thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook and the narrator. It was very entertaining and informative.
I was amazed at the coverage of the world history, because it didn't neglect any continent or period of time.
I will probably have to listen to it again a second or third time to understand some of the complexity of historical events.
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- Barbara
- 02-14-21
Great book, odd narrator choices
The book is a great summary of history focused in on the way people and their movements and economic choices shape history as opposed to reducing the whole thing to a bunch of great men doing great things. But the Narrator makes some odd choices when it comes to handling quotations and parenthetical expressions that makes him come off as overdramatic and distracts a bit from the work.
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- grantnoreen
- 03-10-19
Should've been narrated by anyone else
The information is indispensable, but the narration is terrible. It sounds as if he's trying to make his performance the focal point instead of book.
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- Peter
- 11-30-20
Actor's voice distracts from content
I found myself completely distracted by the overemphasized inflection and odd accent which the actor seems to be able to turn on and off. I had trouble getting into the content because of this. Its like the actor is trying too hard and faking direction from someone who hasn't listened to 30 hour audio books and therefore doesn't understand how distracting this dude's horrible fake inflection really is.
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- Darren Lobo
- 11-12-18
Irritating narrator
Loved the content but it was a struggle to listen to this narrator. Corniest most annoying voice I've heard on audible.
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- J. G. Carpenter
- 09-06-18
unlistenable
I wanted to listen to this but the narration is just too ridiculous. It sounds like voice that reads the intro to the 1980's made-for-tv horror series "Tales from the Darkside." Ludicrously overdone, and moreover exhausting if not numbing to listen to. I can't imagine why the producers of this program chose this style of presentation. I gave the story three stars but really have no idea because I couldn't listen to more than ten minutes of this.
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- Timothy A Shaw, Sr.
- 03-05-18
Intellectually interesting.
It was a good review of World History, which results in more creative results with my continuing economic research.
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- Robert
- 03-28-18
Oh God avoid
The narrator is the worst I’ve ever heard. His delivery is so ham - every sentence parsed like it’s the most important proclamation. Gaps and pauses abound for faux dramatic effect. Try a sample and you’ll see what I mean. Awful awful awful. I can’t comment on the content because I got about 3 minutes in before clawing for my headphones
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- Thomas
- 01-18-18
interesting approach
A really good listen, this book really helps to open up ones mind to different realities.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-17-20
Get a different narrator
Tried to listen, his monotone and non-engaging voice threw me off. Struggled to listen. Would be nice if it wasn't inherently politically biased. I want to know the facts.
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- Mr. Ninian Reid
- 09-10-17
Totally Absorbing (but I have a gripe)
Can I take the opportunity of gently suggesting to the kind folks at Audible: Please, oh, please extend the sleep timer by at least ONE HOUR to help me get through massive tomes such as this. The present sixty minutes is totally inadequate for insomniacs like me. I know you'll do this for me so I'm going to take the liberty of thanking you in advance ! Oh, and by the way, this is a tremendous work, worthy of at least six stars.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-30-20
An epic work by a giant in the field
Clearly this is a great work and I recommend it to anyone deeply interested in world history, economics or sociology. It is pretty heavy and will test any reader not already well informed on the themes. A basic course in sociology would no doubt help with terms and general appreciation.
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- C
- 07-13-20
Great overview of leftist world history
A great overview of history from a Marxist perspective if slightly western centric at times.
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- andrew smith
- 09-10-17
Disappointing
If this book wasn’t for you, who do you think might enjoy it more?
A patient Marxist.
Has A People's History of the World put you off other books in this genre?
No
Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Napoleon Ryan?
He has a deep, resonant voice; the problem is that he reads each sentence ponderously. And pauses after each.
You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?
Perhaps—I didn't get to the end.
Any additional comments?
I don't mind a left-wing view of history, but this is extreme; everything is framed as class struggle or ideological—even cavemen. And the evidence consists of citing other historians' conclusions.
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- C. Martin
- 08-29-17
Is this read by a robot?
I'm about 15 minutes into what sounds like a fascinating and long overdue book that has been written well and in a flowing and easy to read style. However the reader is absolutely mashing it up! He's reading it like a cross between an advert for a new film and child who pauses where there's no commas. If a narrator misses obvious cues to emphasis or in this case NO emphasis, it makes the thing unintelligible. I can't bear it. It needs to be re-done with a person that can read properly, following the conventions of punctuation!
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- Anonymous User
- 08-26-20
Essential and brilliant
This book is indispensable for any student of history. The physical book has many suggested further readings. I reread bits that I missed in the audio. Excellent and grand narration too.
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- Red Skippy
- 02-26-20
socialism or barbarism!
excellent narration for a compact yet illuminating history, one rarely told from the perspective of workers
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- Anonymous User
- 09-24-17
Regret buying this title
Focussed on western civilisation. Not really about everyday people. More about political, socialist movements. Disappointed.