How can 3000 years of history, documented by a mountain of sources, be surveyed clearly in a single book? Amanda tells us all about her new history of the ancient Middle East. Why did she use micro-histories? Who among the people in her book made the biggest impacts on her?3:36 why micro-histories?7:46 finding the non-elites11:38 who did Amanda empathise with?13:22 who did she feels sorry for?16:56 who made her laugh?19:40 whose story to tell?21:43 history from limited data26:11 writing a synthesis30:26 why this book?32:52 the author's hopesAmanda's Academia page)
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Amanda's new book)
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