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Originally Posted by ranxer
have you read any howard zinn? i know you asked about world history but his book 'a people's history of the united states' is a good start too.
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No offense Ranxer, but I wouldn't suggest Zinn to Proto, for a couple of reasons.
1. As you pointed out, he is an American historian. :P
2. While I appreciate his historical perspective, I wouldn't recommend that someone looking for a broad lesson start with Zinn.
See, Proto, you have sort of a Catch-22 here. Any good book with lots of details and info. is probably going to be written through the author's personal lens, thus slanting it slightly.
And if you read a book that's too broad, too general, you'll get nothing out of it. The weird thing about history is you almost have to pick a perspective, and filter out what you believe and don't believe.