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fromMedievalists.net
5 hours ago

New Medieval Books: The World Until 1400 According to Ibn Khaldun - Medievalists.net

Ibn Khaldun's analytical concepts, notably asabiyyah, provide a universal framework for interpreting global historical dynamics beyond Eurocentric perspectives.
fromMedievalists.net
1 week ago

Writing a World History of Warfare - Medievalists.net

Bernie and I had never considered or even discussed the possibility of writing a global history of warfare, or even one that "merely" covered Eurasia and the Mediterranean world. Our first foray into this type of work was in 2014, when we pitched the idea to Routledge that would eventually become Warfare in Medieval Europe. That book took almost two years to write because of the need to synthesize a vast range of scholarship outside of our own areas of specialization.
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fromBig Think
2 months ago

Not just the Western Front: "Ring of Fire" rediscovers WWI's global story

Ring of Fire offers a global perspective on the First World War, focusing on the experiences of ordinary people rather than political leaders.
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