Sapiens; A Brief History of Humankind is one of those books a lot of people talk about. It is in my opinion a great and successful attempt in telling the story of humankind and why we are here at this point in time and space. This book tries to explain our collective human story and it also makes you wonder what might be next for humanity.
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Man’s search for meaning (1946)
Perhaps one of the most moving and impactful books i ever read. This book is a true testimony of human perseverance. In this book Viktor E. Frankl shares to the world his experiences of the Holocaust and how he dealt with finding meaning in all the suffering. Man’s search for meaning is one of those very few really touching books everyone ought to read.
Heart of Darkness (1899)
Heart of Darkness is maybe Joseph Conrads finest works, at least it is a book that can be sometimes controversial and dark. Maybe thats why the books name is Heart of Darkness, so why should yo read it?
The Meiji Restoration (1868)
Karl Marx and Charles Tilly's perspectives on the Meiji Restoration in 1868. This is an examination of the Meiji Restoration using Marx and Tilly's theories about revolutions.
Age of Empires
The 19th century is often associated with nationalism and nation-states, but what about empires? But, this isn’t totally true, Empire was the most dominant form of government.
Matsuri festival in Yokohama with a large float
In this essay i will perform a source criticism of a late 19th century photograph of a Japanese float festival.
The final days in Saigon, the American evacuation.
30th of April 1975, while the United States started to evacuate chaos descended upon Saigon. A mob of scared people was battering the walls of the US embassy and rows of people stood on rooftops awaiting rescue by chopper. But, why did the American evacuation operation devolved into chaos, what where the main factors on the American side that caused this
Samurai, a warrior and bureaucrat
A small analysis of a samurai harness of the museum Volkenkunde in Leiden.
Johannis de Rijke a Dutch engineer in Japan (1873-1903)
An essay about Dutch engineer Johannis de Rijke and his work related to watermanagement during the late 19th and early 20th century. This is an essay about how a Dutch engineer influenced Japanese watermanagement.
Goa in bird’s-eye view c. 1596
An analysis of a map of the pearl of the East otherwise known as the city of Goa.
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