Are there any other history(Non-US) books/writings out there?

[JudasMaiden]

I've read the first few sections of A People's History of the United States (Link: http://www.historyisaweapon.com/zinn...eshistory.html), but what good history books/writings(a people's history of regions/continents/countries like Africa, East Asia, Middle East, Britain and Ireland, or Germany for example) can you recommend? I know there's a people history of the world, but is there like a people's history of those regions/countries/continents I listed above or something really close to that?

Please post any links if they are available to view on the internet.

[radiocaroline]

In terms of the UK, not an incredible lot as America is a country which has a much more scrutinised state government. However I think your best bet is to read about the way that the industrial revolution completely transformed the working class of England and indeed the rest of Europe as a lot of modern sociologists and historians have done work on it which differ to the original works of Marx.

I see sociology as an important aspect of thought when being a leftist as it is important to be observant and open minded in a sense, rather than being a brain dead fascist


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[The Idler]

A People's History of England by A. L. Morton
The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People's History of Ancient Rome by Michael Parenti
A People's History of the Mexican Revolution by Adolfo Gilly
The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World by Vijay Prashad
The Blood Never Dried: A People's History of the British Empire by John Newsinger

[Firebrand]

A History of the English Working Class- E.P Thompson (its a classic key text of the English socialist tradition)

A people's history of london- John Rees and Lindsey German (I'll admit i haven't actually read it yet but, its sitting on my shelf and it looks pretty good)

"Blood of Spain" an oral history of the spanish civil war- Ronal Fraser (This one's really good, it collects eyewitness testimony from all sides of the conflict as well as giving a general overview, so it gives a really good sense of the feel of the time and the events)