ITT we try to expand our horizons from Europe and America. We talk about and give suggestions for books that don't deal with Europe and America as the main point, but other areas of the world.
Survey history of Islam and how it came to be.
Little bit breaking the rules, but this talks about German colonization in West Africa
Russia is in Asia
Myths on Spanish Conquest in Latin America
You can find general history on Africa here from UNESCO.
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/social-and-human-sciences/themes/general-history-of-africa/volumes/#c181073
>>2915504
it would be nice if these things could be compiled somewhere. would a sticky work for that?
Anything on south america?
>>2915542
Gang Deng - The Premodern Chinese Economy
Don't be fooled by the title, it's way broader than that, basically an oldschool political economy tome with some neoclassical graphs throw in. Amazing book.
What's some good books on Southeast Asia?
>>2915504
Our oriental heritage by William and Ariel Duran.
>>2915542
On Brasil, you have "casa grande e senzala" and "raizes do Brasil"
>>2915699
Goes into why people would want to join the Viet Cong
>>2915721
This a great propaganda book.