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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.

New Releases Tagged "World History"

Rasputin: The Downfall of the Romanovs
Korean Messiah: Kim Il Sung and the Christian Roots of North Korea's Personality Cult
Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old
Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age
Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939-1945

Most Read This Week Tagged "World History"

The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution—A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation
The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery
A Flower Traveled in My Blood
Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old
Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939-1945
Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall
Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global
Cuba: An American History
The Blood Countess: Murder, Betrayal, and the Making of a Monster
The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People's History of Afghanistan
Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King
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World History Books

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
Salt: A World History
The Guns of August
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Politics of Place, #1)
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
A Short History of Nearly Everything
1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
A Little History of the World
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Lists

Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCollapse by Jared Diamond
Big History
269 books — 110 voters
1984 by George OrwellGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnLies My Teacher Told Me by James W. LoewenAnimal Farm by George Orwell
The Best Social Studies Library List
238 books — 179 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankBand of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerHiroshima by John HerseyThe Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan
World War Two - Firsthand Accounts (nonfiction)
684 books — 475 voters
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan KunderaThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XThe Teachings of Don Juan by Carlos CastanedaLakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog
1968 - The year that rocked the world (fiction and nonfiction)
245 books — 87 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonHiroshima by John HerseyUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerDead Wake by Erik Larson
Read-Alikes: If You Liked "Killers of the Flower Moon..."
55 books — 16 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachSalt by Mark KurlanskyThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonLongitude by Dava Sobel
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,873 books — 2,254 voters


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Quotes Tagged “World History”

Abhijit Naskar
“ Black History is World History, we are all offsprings of Africa. ”
― Abhijit Naskar, Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch
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Sarah J. Maas
“ ... the official history of this world is not necessarily to be believed. ”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Sky and Breath
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Videos Tagged “World History”

How The World Began & The History of Our Civilization| African Beginnings (Book Review)
How The World Began & The History of Our Civilization| African Beginnings (Book Review)
The Curse of Beauty Book Trailer
The Curse of Beauty Book Trailer
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Groups Tagged "World History"

Ms. Social Studies Teacher Book Club Looking for good social studies books? Join this social studies teacher reading group where we d…more
1 member, last active 6 years ago
Might as well start a book group because I had no idea this was a thing...
2 members, last active 9 years ago
Underground Knowledge — A discussion group This global discussion group has been designed to encourage debates about important and underrep…more
25,479 members, last active 2 days ago
Hidden Half Book Club 📚 DYI DEI. One women’s history book at a time. 🎙️ Podcast: Hidden Half Book Review ✊ Partners w…more
107 members, last active 3 months ago