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Josh Marshall's Epic List of History Books

Josh's Epic List of Books
recommendations for just over 60 books
by Josh Marshall, published in Talking Points Memo
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Empires of the Word (Nicholas Ostler)
Empires of the Word
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Nicholas Ostler
The Writing Revolution: Cuneiform to the Internet (Amalia E. Gnanadesikan)
The Writing Revolution: Cuneiform to the Internet
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Amalia E. Gnanadesikan
The Book in the Renaissance (Andrew Pettegree)
The Book in the Renaissance
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Andrew Pettegree
The Invention of News (Andrew Pettegree)
The Invention of News
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Andrew Pettegree
The Gutenberg Revolution (John Man)
The Gutenberg Revolution
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John Man
The Book (Keith Houston)
The Book
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Keith Houston
Muhammad: Prophet and Statesman (W. Montgomery Watt)
Muhammad: Prophet and Statesman
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W. Montgomery Watt
In God's Path: The Arab Conquests and the Creation of an Islamic Empire (Robert G. Hoyland)
In God's Path: The Arab Conquests and the Creation of an Islamic Empire
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Robert G. Hoyland
The Death of a Prophet: The End of Muhammad's Life and the Beginnings of Islam (Stephen J. Shoemaker)
The Death of a Prophet: The End of Muhammad's Life and the Beginnings of Islam
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Stephen J. Shoemaker
In the Shadow of the Sword (Tom Holland)
In the Shadow of the Sword
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Tom Holland
By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean: The Birth of Eurasia (Barry Cunliffe)
By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean: The Birth of Eurasia
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Barry Cunliffe
Pathfinders: A Global History of Exploration (Felipe Fernandez-Armesto)
Pathfinders: A Global History of Exploration
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Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
He Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders From the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern (David W. Anthony)
He Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders From the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern
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David W. Anthony
Who Were the Early Israelites and Where Did They Come From? (William G. Dever)
Who Were the Early Israelites and Where Did They Come From?
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William G. Dever
The Bible Unearthed: Archeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts (Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman)
The Bible Unearthed: Archeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts
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Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman
Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization (Paul Kriwaczek)
Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
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Paul Kriwaczek
1177 Bc (Eric Cline)
1177 Bc
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Eric Cline
Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the Bloody Fight for His Empire (James Romm)
Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the Bloody Fight for His Empire
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James Romm
Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the (Roger Crowley)
Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of The
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Roger Crowley
City of Fortune (Rodger Crowley)
City of Fortune
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Rodger Crowley
The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean (David Abulafia)
The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean
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David Abulafia
The Ottoman Age of Exploration (Giancarlo Cassale)
The Ottoman Age of Exploration
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Giancarlo Cassale
Brunelleschi's Dome (Ross King)
Brunelleschi's Dome
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Ross King
Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling (Ross King)
Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling
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Ross King
1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West (Roger Crowley)
1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
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Roger Crowley
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome (Mary Beard)
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
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Mary Beard
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic (Tom Holland)
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
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Tom Holland
Caesar: Life of a Colossus (Adrian Goldsworthy)
Caesar: Life of a Colossus
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Adrian Goldsworthy
The Triumph of Empire: The Roman World From Hadrian to Constantine (History of the Ancient World) (Michael Kulikowski)
The Triumph of Empire: The Roman World From Hadrian to Constantine (History of the Ancient World)
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Michael Kulikowski
Inheritance of Rome (Wickham)
Inheritance of Rome
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Wickham
The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians (Peter Heather)
The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians
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Peter Heather
Empires and Barbarians: The Fall of Rome and the Birth of Europe (Peter Heather)
Empires and Barbarians: The Fall of Rome and the Birth of Europe
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Peter Heather
The Restoration of Rome: Barbarian Popes and Imperial Pretenders (Peter Heather)
The Restoration of Rome: Barbarian Popes and Imperial Pretenders
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Peter Heather
Libraries in the Ancient World (Casson)
Libraries in the Ancient World
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Casson
The Ancient Mariners (Lionel Casson)
The Ancient Mariners
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Lionel Casson
Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor (Anthony Everitt)
Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor
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Anthony Everitt
The Reformation: A History (Diarmaid MacCulloch)
The Reformation: A History
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Diarmaid MacCulloch
A History of Christianity: The First 3,000 Years (Diarmaid MacCulloch)
A History of Christianity: The First 3,000 Years
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Diarmaid MacCulloch
A.D. 381: Heretics, Pagans and the Dawn of the Monotheistic State (Charles Freeman)
A.D. 381: Heretics, Pagans and the Dawn of the Monotheistic State
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Charles Freeman
A New History of Early Christianity (Charles Freeman)
A New History of Early Christianity
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Charles Freeman
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