48. Amanda Podany: A New History of the Ancient Near East
Thin End of the Wedge - En podcast av Jon Taylor
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How can 3000 years of history, documented by a mountain of sources, be surveyed clearly in a single book? Amanda tells us all about her new history of the ancient Middle East. Why did she use micro-histories? Who among the people in her book made the biggest impacts on her? 3:36 why micro-histories? 7:46 finding the non-elites 11:38 who did Amanda empathise with? 13:22 who did she feels sorry for? 16:56 who made her laugh? 19:40 whose story to tell? 21:43 history from limited data 26:11 writ...
