[eBook] Free - Global History+New Polycentric Appr./Iberian World Empires/Global History w Chinese Characteristics -Amazon AU/US

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Some more history freebies today for those of you interested in the past.
Books are highly rated and free at time of posting.

Global History and New Polycentric Approaches: Europe, Asia and the Americas in a World Network System: https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B0785SXVTR/

Iberian World Empires and the Globalization of Europe 1415–1668: https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07FMLV157

Global History with Chinese Characteristics: Autocratic States along the Silk Road in the Decline of the Spanish and Qing Empires 1680-1796: https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B08MJHGJ6N

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Global History and New Polycentric Approaches: Europe, Asia and the Americas in a World Network System: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0785SXVTR/

Iberian World Empires and the Globalization of Europe 1415–1668: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FMLV157

Global History with Chinese Characteristics: Autocratic States along the Silk Road in the Decline of the Spanish and Qing Empires 1680-1796: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08MJHGJ6N

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  hello007 on 07/05/2021 - 16:35

  +5

  Be aware that these texts are produced by a university in Beijing via the Global History Network.

  http://www.globalhistorynetwork.com/

  As with any text - awareness of the source of that text is a good start point for readers to make their own conclusions as to the historical perspectives offered … and more importantly - why they're being offered.

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    CptnObvious on 07/05/2021 - 21:35

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    Not that i have read the book in question here, but are we now saying every text coming out of china must now be questioned as propaganda until proven otherwise?

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      b2dz on 07/05/2021 - 23:10

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      Yes.

      Each book published in China is scrutinized by the CCP first, and particularly in history, if it doesn't fit the CCP's narrative, it will be blocked.

      Absolute scepticism should be applied.

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        CptnObvious on 07/05/2021 - 23:20

        +3

        but fitting ccp's narrative doesn't mean certain things aren't true? logic here does not compute unless bias is held in the first place

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          b2dz on 07/05/2021 - 23:47

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          @CptnObvious: I didn't say it's not true. I said it's propaganda.

          A broken clock is right twice a day.

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          Jared17 on 08/05/2021 - 05:39

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          @CptnObvious: I prefer books on China history by chinese experts lol. I have read stuff by non chinese who have little understanding of chinese history or chinese language. They are not good.

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            b2dz on 08/05/2021 - 05:50

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            @Jared17: Don''t believe what they wrote about Taiwan though..

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              Jared17 on 08/05/2021 - 09:03

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              @b2dz: Lol I rather believe chinese history written factually by actual Chinese than those written by western propagandists and the five eyes media, who never been to taiwan or Tibet or xinjiang and know little about their history culture or language in first place, is all I have to say.

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                b2dz on 08/05/2021 - 09:35

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                @Jared17: "Factual"

                Like the 1989 Tianmen square massacre was coordinated attack to overthrow the government, rather than a peaceful protest?

                How brave the soldiers were to shoot down hunger striking students with AK47s.

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                  sama on 08/05/2021 - 15:00

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                  @b2dz: You mean how unarmed PLA soldiers were hanged, disemboweled, and set alight, because they initially were UNARMED (here's a picture of them sitting peacefully with protesters). It's funny because there are so many images and reports on the internet about this, including Wikileaks but for most people this will be the first time you see these images lol.

                  [Explicit images do not click if you're queasy]

                  https://www.greanvillepost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Ti…

                  https://i0.wp.com/thegeopolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2018…

                  http://historyloversclub.com/wp-content/uploads/content/74/7…

                  Has it ever occurred to you given the track records of Western governments and mediation in promoting unjust and self-interested wars, that media is not really "free" and having English-speaking Left and Right WESTERN political bias doesn't inoculate you from information bias about NON-Western countries?

                  If you want to have a 'real' balanced view of the world, you have to read outside sources. If you don't believe it afterwards, then fine. At least you have been exposed to a different view point. You can't just dismissively call it propoganda.That just gives the people who control the dissemination of news here (media owners, and search engines) more control over your opinions to manufacture consent for wars and other self-interested projects.

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                    b2dz on 08/05/2021 - 16:35

                    @sama: See the thing is, you and I can have conflicting views and discuss them. You can post links supporting the CCPs version of events. I could post links to other sources supporting the rest of the world's version. Isn't that a great thing?

                    I can download these books and read them.

                    I wish that this freedom to discuss these events freely was afforded to Chinese citizens, rather than being censored and indoctrined down one view point.

                    You say

                    If you want to have a 'real' balanced view of the world, you have to read outside sources.

                    I wont enter your link war, but I will leave you with this list of websites that are currently blocked in mainland China. You may recognise a few, like you know, Google.

                    How can Chinese people have a balanced understanding if they cannot access the material?

                    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_websites_blocked_in_…

                    Do you have a list of Chinese sites that are banned in Australia?

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            Ozcelt on 08/05/2021 - 17:34

            @Jared17: Jared17, I guess I'm a bit puzzled by your stance. Why exactly would a Chinese history written by Chinese experts be superior to a Chinese history written by non-Chinese? An expert is an expert. Are you suggesting that there are superior ethnicities when it comes to history-writing? For instance, the logical extension of your argument is that we should only value a history of Nazi Germany that was written by German nazis. Or a history of Mao's Great Chinese Famine (at least 15 million dead) written by the CCP - which actually engineered the famine. Or Stalin's Terror Famine in the Ukraine should only be described by a paid-up member of the (former) Soviet Communist Party. The truth is - and this is very uncomfortable for Communist and crypto-Fascist apologists - that Chinese scholars are NOT permitted - by law - to publish uncensored, unvarnished Chinese history. It is simply not allowed. Nor is it allowed to have free discussions, such as this one on Ozbargain, on what constitutes valid history.
            In China, as in all Communist and Fascist regimes, ONLY the State may freely determine what constitutes publishable history. To pretend otherwise is simply to devalue or ignore the experiences of millions of human beings who have been exploited and exterminated by these regimes. In such circumstances, history written by outside observers is surely essentially - if not exclusively - the vital work of recording human suffering caused by those regimes.
            I cannot agree with your position - but I respect it as your point of view.

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  RickyJ on 07/05/2021 - 16:56

  +5

  They look like very interesting reads. It will be great to know the history without western bias. Thank you :)

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  Boodek on 07/05/2021 - 22:32

  I read the intro to Global History and New Polycentric Approaches: Europe, Asia and the Americas in a World Network System: - it's a bit like trying to read Karl Rahner. Probably worth sticking with though.

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  Jared17 on 08/05/2021 - 05:37

  +2

  thanks, interested in this.

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  CharityCase on 08/05/2021 - 19:17

  A free ebook about Chinese history?
  OP can you find me a good popcorn deal too? Just need it for reading comments first.