Stalins_Moustachio

Stalins_Moustachio t1_jbf69kc wrote

Hey there, the closest I can think of would be A.R. Disney's A History of Portugal and the Portugese Empire. I know ot doesn't solely cover the medieval period, but what overlap exists is great. If you are into Andalusian history writ large, check out the works of Dr. Brian Catlos.

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Stalins_Moustachio t1_jbf5g4c wrote

Happy Wednesday everyone!

I just wrapped up James Deschuk's [Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Indigenous Life](http://Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Indigenous Life https://a.co/d/b8GzQ3M) and it was well worth the read. The book covers Canada's troubled past with its various indigenous peoples, and the policies and factors that contributed to their suffering.

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Stalins_Moustachio t1_jb4m8bp wrote

Hey there. I'm not too sure on the accurate size measures, but I would say that some of the largest walled cities today would definitely include Istanbul (historic Constantinople); Carcassonne, France; Jerusalem; and X'ian, China. Each had their own merits on defences, the most resolute (by historical record) seems to be Istanbul, due to the Theodosian Walls.

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Stalins_Moustachio t1_j8n2oot wrote

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Just wrapped up Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America by Pekka Hämäläinen, and I found it to be fantastic! The book provides an excellent account of various First Nations, and their resistance to European and American expansion. My only comment would be that I wish a little mlre was said on the challenges of life on reservations today. Overall, excellent book!

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Stalins_Moustachio t1_j7p7h3u wrote

Hey everyone, happy Wednesday!

Just wrapped up Caroline Pennock's On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europeand found it to be a fantastic analysis and retelling of account where Native American/First Nations' people went to Europe post-1492. The book is also well-written, with a great flow, and does an excellentjkb of relaying the Native American/First Nations experience and perspective

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