Fall of Civilizations - Stories of Greatness and Decline

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'You need to read this book' Cal Flyn, author of Islands of Abandonment'Cooper is a phenomenon' Max Hastings, Sunday Times**Based on the hit podcast with over 200 million streams**The world is full of ruins. From the Colosseum of Rome to the crumbling suburbs of Detroit, the vine-wreathed temples of the Maya to the shell-pocked buildings of Bakhmut and Gaza. Each of these ruins has a different history, but all of them are places where, one day, the future ended.In Fall of Civilizations, historian Paul Cooper tells the stories behind our greatest civilizations, how they rose to power and what life was like for the people who witnessed their downfall. Based on the critically acclaimed podcast, this extraordinary book turns a clear eye on to humanity's past mistakes - and whether we are doomed to repeat them.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Cooper
• Publisher: Duckworth Overlook
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.04.2025
• EAN: 9780715655481
• ISBN: 978-0-7156-5548-1
• No. of pages: 538
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 41 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; History, History: specific events & topics, European History, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Africa / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Ancient World, Holy Roman Empire, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Empires & historical states, Ancient History, African History, History of the Americas, bronze age, Easter Island, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Byzantine Empire, Australasia, Oceania & other land areas, Assyria, c 43 BCE to c 410 CE (period of Roman Britain / Britannia), Invasion, conquest and occupation, Historical states, empires, territories and regions, Sumerian, Arab world / Arab League