Days That Changed the World
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Yazar: Hywel Williams
Brand: Hil Yayınları
Basım Tarihi: 2013
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Sayfa Sayısı: 315Boyut: 14.0 x 20.0 cm
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Product Description
History always progresses through interaction; it has a line that comes from the past to the present and moves from the present to the future. Historical knowledge, which has vital value, has always been a part of life for personal and sometimes social reasons, serving as a reference point for defining identity, belonging, and policy. However, it is quite difficult to get lost in this vast field of references and to grasp what is real and what is fictional in a history shaped by cause and effect.
Hywel Williams presents us with a selection of history by extracting 50 events from this realm of ideologies, facts, and fictions. It is a guide that clarifies the intertwined perception of reality and fiction when examining historical events, through the cause-and-effect relationships he establishes between them, explaining that history is shaped by events that influence and mold the future.
In this guide, the author examines 50 historical events. Some of these events put an end to the preceding period, while others mark the beginning of a new era. Many of these events, which witnessed bloody struggles, are notable as important turning points of their time and also maintain their relevance due to their echoes reaching the present day.
The first event is the defeat of the Persians by the Athenians in the Bay of Salamis in 480 BC, 2500 years ago. If the Persian army had won this war, we probably would not know about Plato, Aristotle, or Alexander today. Nor would the world have encountered democracy. The assassination of Julius Caesar, the Fall of Constantinople, Nelson Mandela's release from prison, the collapse of the New York Twin Towers... Enjoyable journeys in the undercurrents of history that deeply affected world history...
Hywel Williams presents us with a selection of history by extracting 50 events from this realm of ideologies, facts, and fictions. It is a guide that clarifies the intertwined perception of reality and fiction when examining historical events, through the cause-and-effect relationships he establishes between them, explaining that history is shaped by events that influence and mold the future.
In this guide, the author examines 50 historical events. Some of these events put an end to the preceding period, while others mark the beginning of a new era. Many of these events, which witnessed bloody struggles, are notable as important turning points of their time and also maintain their relevance due to their echoes reaching the present day.
The first event is the defeat of the Persians by the Athenians in the Bay of Salamis in 480 BC, 2500 years ago. If the Persian army had won this war, we probably would not know about Plato, Aristotle, or Alexander today. Nor would the world have encountered democracy. The assassination of Julius Caesar, the Fall of Constantinople, Nelson Mandela's release from prison, the collapse of the New York Twin Towers... Enjoyable journeys in the undercurrents of history that deeply affected world history...