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November 8, 2021February 2, 2023 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “States and Power in Africa” by Jeffrey Herbst

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Book Summary: “The Pursuit of Power” by William McNeill

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Book Summary: “War in World History (Vol 1)” by Morillo, Black and Lococo

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Book Summary: “A History of Warfare” by John Keegan

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Book Summary: “The Arc of War” by Levy and Thompson

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Book Summary: “The Dynamics of Ancient Empires” by Morris and Scheidel

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Book Summary: “Rome and China: Comparative Perspectives on Ancient World Empires” by Walter Scheidel

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Book Summary: “The Origins of Political Order” by Francis Fukuyama

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Book Summary: “The Agricultural Systems of the World: An Evolutionary Approach” by David Grigg

March 31, 2021January 28, 2023 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Geopolitics in Late Antiquity” by Hyun Jin Kim

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Book Summary: “A History of World Agriculture” by Mazoyer and Roudart

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Book Summary “Escape from Rome: The Failure of Empire and the Road to Prosperity” by Walter Scheidel

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