Best way to learn all of history?
Your goal is really unachievable, especially if you are looking for a book or some sort of video. But you can work at it as an endless task - that is what I do, and it is very enjoyable. My suggestion is that for world history, not including US history, that you find Will Durant's multi-volume set (11 volumes) a good place to start. These books are inclusive insofar as you consider that he only got to the Napoleonic era. They are incredibly interesting to read - very enjoyable. Another good thing about them is that you can buy them one at a time in used book stores, thus you don't have to blow a fortune all at once. The first volume will include what archeology had been done at the time of the writing, understanding that new stuff has been found since. After that, you need to get a comprehensive book on US History and another on Central America and South America.. for more intense study, you will have to go to monographs, books written on particular eras or subjects, and not generalized histories. I would not tell you that you can do it having done it myself. About all I read about is history, my degree is in history, and now I get interested in a particular aspect and buy all the books on that until I have saturated my mind with that era. Right now, for instance, I am reading about the Puritans in the colonies (1620) and their affect on US religion and politics. You could do the same thing on, for instance, the history of Rome or on WWII or any other era. I have mentioned buying the books, but if you have a library of quality in your area, you can check most of them out and read them that way with little or no experience. If your library does not have the volume or volumes that you want, they can get them through Inter-Library Loan (ILL) for you.
Can you suggest some good books to learn history?
A History of Medieval India by Chandra Satish: There are great amount of historical moments strung together to bring India where it is today. A slice of these events add up to make this history book by Satish Chandra. The 1000 year period covered in this book details about the sequence of events and the empires that governed different parts of the country from the eighth to the eighteenth century.A feudal medieval India is presented within the social context of the times that is bound to interest even lay readers, besides students of history and those appearing for competitive examinations. The series of invasions that shook up the Indian sub-continent, an ever changing kaleidoscope of cultures, political upheavals and internal revolutions that happened during these ten centuries have been described with utmost detail in History of Medieval India. The book is a result of intense research of archived documents, coins, monuments, books, travellers accounts and other sources that have survived the ravages of time.Whether you are a teacher seeking authentic information to rely upon or a student appearing in a competitive examination or just keen on gaining knowledge about India's past, this book is a perfect companion that brings an accurate account of history. From the Marathas, to the Cholas and Pandyas, contribution of every dynasty influencing the course of history of a particular region in a given time period has been listed out.
What is the best book to learn about history?
For antiquity and the middle ages the best books to learn from are actually the books that were written then in that time. Of course I'm talking about contemporary sources. If you have all the time in the world, and are doing this as a hobby those are your best bet, as no other modern work is going to put it exactly as someone who lived rather close to the period you want to learn about.First you need a starting point for your studies. If it's antiquity I'd take Livy's “Ab urbe condita” for the History of Rome. Once you're done with that, works on Roman history I highly recommend are Suetonius (for his great writing style, many interesting tidbits, facts and overall interesting gossip). Suetonius covers the biographies of 12 Roman emperors from Julius Caesar to Domitian. Also Polybius and Appian have much of the information that Livy lacks. For the later periods of the Roman republic I recommend Appian, Salust and Plutarch’s biographies. Cicero is fun, but he’s kind of all over the place and you should try him once you get the hang of reading old works.For Caesar and Augustus nothing beats their works. Caesar’s De Bello Galico and De Bello Civili, and Augustus’ autobiography Res Gestae divi Augusti.On the matter of Greek history you could look at Herodotus, Thucydides, Pausanias and Xenophon.Here’s a good link to a decent list of sources from those times and the periods they cover.
How to start learning about world history?
Okay, first things first, you want to get yourself a general world history book or three (most bookstores and libraries have them). Also, find yourself an encyclopedia. This will be helpful later. Wikipedia does work in most cases for this because you'll only be using it as a launching point and to give yourself a slightly more in depth view than the general world history book give you. Read the world history book. Take notes of anything you would like to find out more about, but don't immediately look them up (or you won't get through the book). Then once you have your note, go to your encyclopedia and start finding out about more about them. Then, once you've reached that point, you'll have a pretty general idea of what happened and knowledge of what you'd like to study more. It will also enhance your fic a lot, and you might get interested in on of the many historical RPF fandoms out there as well as Hetalia. Good reading!
What are the best cartoon based books for learning history or literary classics?
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What's the best book to learn the history of Russia?
Books by Robert Service are excellent. His books include, 1.The history of Modern Russia:From tsarism to the twenty-first century, 2.Comrades:Communism:A world history, as well as excellent biographies of Lenin, Stalin and Trotsky. All brilliant.
What are the best books to create interest in and learn history for a teenager?
I am of the opinion that the first step is making history something more than a series of dates and names (IOW, the standard school approach highlights the most boring aspects of the field).I am going to make an assumption that you are a parent or similar seeking to instill such an interest. I would suggest talking to the teenager in question and finding some aspect of history that will relate to his or her existing interests. Start with the good stories, not the dates and details. Remember, dates and details are easy to Google; context and connections are more difficult, if not impossible. Also, don't be afraid of starting with what might seem a strange starting point. My own studies of history (which are not the most out there, but certainly significant) started with fascination about a single historical person (Rasputin) and stumbling on an unexpected class in my university years about the Vikings. To avoid confusion, I should point out that these led to two different dives into two only tangentially related specialties. That was all a long way to say that I don't believe that this question can be answered with a single universal answer. History is fascinating to learn, but has to be learned (at least at the outset) in a manner appropriate to individual learning style and interests. Note: I realize I didn't technically answer the question, but I felt this fit better as an answer than as a comment on the question. I decided to risk the downvotes.
What are good books to learn history of human diet?
Human Diet: Its Origin and Evolution by Peter S. Ungar, Mark F. Teaford: Diet is key to understanding the past, present, and future of our species. Much of human evolutionary success can be attributed to our ability to consume a wide range of foods. On the other hand, recent changes in the types of foods we eat may lie at the root of many of the health problems we face today. To deal with these problems, we must understand the evolution of the human diet. Studies of traditional peoples, non-human primates, human fossil and archaeological remains, nutritional chemistry, and evolutionary medicine, to name just a few, all contribute to our understanding of the evolution of the human diet. Still, as analyses become more specialized, researchers become more narrowly focused and isolated. This volume attempts to bring together authors schooled in a variety of academic disciplines so that we might begin to build a more cohesive view of the evolution of the human diet. The book demonstrates how past diets are reconstructed using both direct analogies with living traditional peoples and non-human primates, and studies of the bones and teeth of fossils. An understanding of our ancestral diets reveals how health relates to nutrition, and conclusions can be drawn as to how we may alter our current diets to further our health.
What is a good book to learn about world history starting from the beginning of written record?
Ideas: A History of Thought and Invention, from Fire to FreudPeter Watson's hugely ambitious and stimulating history of ideas from deep antiquity to the present day—from the invention of writing, mathematics, science, and philosophy to the rise of such concepts as the law, sacrifice, democracy, and the soul—offers an illuminated path to a greater understanding of our world and ourselves.