Tamim Ansary - A Invenção do Passado

"From language to culture, from the Stone Age to the virtual age, the story of how humans invented history. While analyzing three seemingly unrelated history books, Tamim Ansary noticed a curious and provocative fact: the construction of the Great Wall of China influenced the fall of the Roman Empire.

Intrigued by this interconnection, he continued his investigation and found more examples. The conquest of Jerusalem in the 12th century could be linked to crop failures in Scandinavia centuries earlier.

The invention of the cotton gin in the United States devastated family life in sub-Saharan Africa… and the list seemed endless. Although we are increasingly interconnected, we live in many different worlds.

What we know as World History is merely a social narrative centered on someone, dependent on geographical, religious, or political factors. There is a Eurocentric narrative, an Islamocentric one, a Sinocentric one, and many others.

They cement themselves as they reject ideas that erode their structure and embrace ideas that do." They corroborate this. We all want to be part of something bigger, but to glimpse the road ahead, we have to look at the one behind us.

How did we get here? And, in today's extraordinary world, can we create new narratives that are inclusive and global enough to build a better future for humanity? A well-written and valuable look at the diverse narratives that have shaped human history.' — Kirkus Reviews