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Glimpses of World History
Glimpses of World History | Jawaharlal Nehru
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A Simple Account of the World History 'Glimpses of the World History' is an account of the progress of the world through centuries and ages. This book is a collection of letters that Jawaharlal Nehru wrote to his daughter Indira when he was in various Indian prisons for three years. The letters were meant to introduce her to the world and its history. In the first few letters, Nehru expresses his sadness for not being able to be around his daughter and give her the materialistic gifts that other parents could but he promises to give her a gift that he could afford; in the form of knowledge and wisdom through words that come from the very core of his heart. Nehru wrote 196 letters and covered the history of mankind from 6000 BC to the time he was writing the letters. Tales of Empires A major part of these letters talks extensively about the rise and fall of empires around the world and development of civilizations as well. Nehru talks about the histories of every significant place ranging from Greece in the far West to China in the east. The book talks about the wars that were fought during these years and the greatest revolutions that overthrew established dynasties. Nehru has also written about the legendary leaders and kings who have walked the earth including right from Alexander the Great to Mahatma Gandhi. A Different View Unlike many other books that talk more or less about particular history of specific cultures, this book is a panoramic view of the history of mankind. It talks about the barbarians as well as the well behaved societies in the far west. Nehru has written this book with lot of wit which makes it an interesting read.
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GoneFishing
Glimpses of World History | Jawaharlal Nehru

Never do anything in secret or anything you would wish to hide. For the desire to hide anything means that you are afraid, and fear is a bad thing and unworthy of you. Be brave, and all the rest follows. If you are brave, you will not fear and will not do anything of which you are ashamed.

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GoneFishing
Glimpses of World History | Jawaharlal Nehru

Today Europe is strong...and its people consider themselves the most civilized in the world. They look down upon Asia and her peoples, and come and grab everything they can get from the countries of Asia. How times have changed...Open an atlas and see little Europe sticking on to the great Asiatic Continent. It seems to be just a little extension of it. When you read history you will find that for long periods of time Asia has been dominant

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GoneFishing
Glimpses of World History | Jawaharlal Nehru

They (The Persians) fought because they were paid for it; they were not interested very much in the conquest of Greece. The Athenians on the other hand, fought for their freedom. They preferred to die rather than lose their freedom, and those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated.

- Battle of Marathon

OwenBanner Was just recounting this battle with my son while we were playing with his legos the other day. Of course, we had to incorporate dinosaurs and rocketships into the historical retelling 7y
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GoneFishing
Glimpses of World History | Jawaharlal Nehru

Men in authority are boomed up so much by the press that they often appear as giants of thought and action to the common people. A halo seems to surround them, and in our ignorance we attribute to them many great qualities which they are far from possessing. But on closer acquaintance they turn out to be ordinary people. A famous Austrian statesman once said that the world would be astounded if it knew with what little intelligence it is ruled.

Suet624 On closer acquaintance some of them are complete idiots. 7y
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