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When I was in school I feel I was taught the world history of Western "civilization". It was the history of wars, imperialism and capitalism as perceived through the eyes of European and American history writers. This book does include the history of African, Middle Eastern, Asian, Oriental and island nations. I liked what I learned about other parts of the world that were largely ignored in my education.
If I was given a capitalist/imperialist account of history, this book was a socialist history of the world. The author seems to view world history as an ongoing class struggle. That is, the working class is constantly strugging to overcome the oppression of the ruling class. The world is seen as gradually developing into something better as a result of revolution and evolution. It is class struggle that defines and creates history. I suspect there is some thread of truth in both approaches as well as other explanations regarding the history of the world.