Can anyone recommend good books for a history pleb? I've

>>2126885
>I'd like to begin as early as possible.
Like the Greeks? Mesopotamians?

"the history of all hitherto existing societies has been the history of manlet struggles"

Check out work by Elliot Rodger he has a keen analytical mind.

One of the first things to understand about historiography is that because there's so, so much history, basically every historian is incredibly specialised and is an expert in one specific facet if one specific civilization at one specific time period.

What are you interested in?

Start with the first city states of the middle east, then read through the bronze age to he classical period.

>>2126891
Yes.

>>2126885
Your national school book of world history of 17-20 centuries. This epoch is clear and important. Earlier centuries are empty, contradictory and hard for recovering of full details.

>>2126895
Thanks, I'll check him out
>>2126925
Rome
>>2126979
Thank you, there's just so much content to cover that some sort of guidance is appreciate

>>2127009
>Earlier centuries are empty, contradictory and hard for recovering of full details.
That's why I wanted a good starting point. I wasn't sure how credible the recording of history was when you looked far enough to the past. Thank you.

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>>2126885

>>2126885
History of the Byzantine state.
>>2127009
This is a good choice for someone who didn't give a fuck about history in school (which is common).

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>>2126993
>Yes.
Van de Mieroop- A history of the ancient near east
http://bookzz.org/book/1195088/a9b985

pierre briant for the persian empire
http://bookzz.org/book/940644/6a4586

for greeks any of the section in pic related

>>2127018
>rome
maybe start with cambridge companion to the roman republic
http://bookzz.org/book/693240/760b9f

greek hellenistic history
http://pastebin.com/JQKwB1GT