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RISE AND FALL - PAUL STRATHERN TASCHENBUCH

Rise and Fall opens with the Akkadian Empire  which ruled over a vast expanse of the region of
ancient Mesopotamia  then turns to the immense Roman Empire  where we trace back our western
and eastern roots. Next Strathern describes how a great deal of western classical culture was
developed in the Abbasid and Umayyid Caliphates. Then  while Europe was beginning to emerge
from a period of cultural stagnation  it almost fell to a whirlwind invasion from the East  at
which point we meet the Emperors of the Mongol Empire . . . Combining breathtaking scope with
masterful concision  Paul Strathern traces connections across four millennia and sheds new
light on these major civilizations - from the Mongol Empire and the Yuan Dynasty to the Aztec
and Ottoman  through to the most recent and biggest Empires: the British  Russo-Soviet and
American. Charting 5 000 years of global history in ten succinct chapters  Rise and Fall makes
comprehensive and inspiring reading to anyone fascinated by the history of the world.

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