The first history that examines the global journey of Humanity from the perspective of the weak. No other world history accomplishes this feat as captivatingly, as thoroughly, and with such an original method.

How did human society reach the ominous point it is at today? How were authoritarian powers—economic, political, ideological—formed and established across all corners of the globe? How did these powers compel millions of people, who built progress with their labor, to have minimal rights and a meager share in their own work?

The "People's History of the World" is the History of all the peoples of the world from prehistoric times to the present day. The first history of its kind that dismantles with evidence the myth of "superior" Western civilization, the first history that also shakes off the Eurocentric view of the evolution of civilization, the first history that proves that similar environmental and technological conditions led to the formation of similar societies in Greece, India, and China.

The "People's History of the World" overturns all known stereotypes about feudalism, Byzantium, Islam, the peoples and cultures in Africa, and of course colonialism. And with equally bold, original thought, it deals with all of modern History, placing particular emphasis on the revolutions of the twentieth century, the two World Wars, and the Cold War period.

The "People's History of the World" is exactly what its title defines. Without requiring specialized knowledge from the reader, it brings to life the deeper trends of humanity, those that move beneath the surface of each society - a feat it achieves with vivid, captivating language.