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The Gravity of Glory

By Robert Walker

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The Gravity of Glory

By Robert Walker

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Ever noticed how history's greatest empires have the shelf life of a carton of milk? One minute, they're conquering the world; the next, they're a tourist attraction with a gift shop.The Gravity of Glory is a brutally funny tour through five millennia of human striving and spectacular collapse. This isn't your high school history class; it's a look at the petty grievances and terrible decisions that topple civilizations. Witness Rome perfect the art of turning enemies into citizens before turning on itself, and watch Mansa Musa, the richest man in history, accidentally tank the Mediterranean economy with a single, gold-drenched pilgrimage.They rise through military genius and administrative mastery. They fall from overconfidence, internal rot, and the inconvenient fact that conquered people rarely stay conquered.Witty, brutal, and surprisingly relevant,The Gravity of Glory reveals that history doesn't repeat itself-it just tells the same jokes in different costumes, hoping that this time we'll finally get the punchline before it gets us.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
808
Release Date:
2025-05-05
Publication Date:
2025-05-05
Publisher:
robert Walker
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN13:
9798231545407
Weight:
1119 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
47 cm
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