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World History
World history, global history or transnational history (not to be confused with diplomatic or international history) is a field of historical study that emerged as a distinct academic field in the 1980s. It examines history from a global perspective. It is not to be confused with comparative history, which, like world history, deals with the history of multiple cultures and nations, but does not do so on a global scale.
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... the official history of this world is not necessarily to be believed.
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― House of Sky and Breath
― House of Sky and Breath
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World History 101 - The Actual History
History is not a record of truth, history is a record of triumph. The triumphant writes history as it fits their narrative - or to be more accurate, history is written by the conquerors for maintaining the supremacy of the conquerors, while the conquered lose everything.
Let me give you an example. In a commendable endeavor of goodwill and reparations a descendant of the British conquerors, President Lyndon Johnson started Hispanic Heritage Week, which wa
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― Vande Vasudhaivam: 100 Sonnets for Our Planetary Pueblo
― Vande Vasudhaivam: 100 Sonnets for Our Planetary Pueblo
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