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People and Empires: A Short History of European Migration, Exploration, and Conquest, from Greece to the Present (Modern Library Chronicles) (Unabridged) Audiobook, by Anthony Pagden Play Audiobook Sample

People and Empires: A Short History of European Migration, Exploration, and Conquest, from Greece to the Present (Modern Library Chronicles) Audiobook (Unabridged)

By: Anthony Pagden
People and Empires: A Short History of European Migration, Exploration, and Conquest, from Greece to the Present (Modern Library Chronicles) (Unabridged) Audiobook, by Anthony Pagden Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Joel Leffert Publisher: Recorded Books Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 4.33 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.25 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: August 2005 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN:
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Cambridge professor and renowned historian Anthony Pagden covers a vast subject in a compact package with Peoples and Empires. This wide-ranging and intellectually stimulating work examines the origins and history of the West with terse, efficient prose. With a captivating narration by Robert O'Keefe, listeners will find this work enjoyable and utterly absorbing.

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    " Very easy to read, even for a history book. "

    — Phoenix2, 8/14/2012
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    " Excellent and beautily written "

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    " Very brief but well written account of a large swath of history. "

    — Josh, 3/17/2010
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    " Discussion of European empires and their effects on world civilization, beginning with Alexander the Great. Greatest emphasis is on the Roman Empire and on the colonial empires of Britain and France. Recorded Books. Read by Robert O’Keefe. "

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About Anthony Pagden

Anthony Pagden has been a fellow of Merton College, Oxford; University Reader in Intellectual History at Cambridge University; a fellow of King’s College; and the Harry C. Black Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University. He is currently a professor in the history and political science departments at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of numerous prize-winning books on European imperialism and the European understanding of non-European cultures. Among his recent publications are Peoples and Empires and Europeans and the Rest of the World. He also contributes regularly to the Times Literary Supplement, the London Review of Books, the New Republic, the Los Angeles Times, and the New York Times. He lives in Los Angeles.

About Joel Leffert

Joel Leffert is a professional actor, stage performer, and director. He toured Europe playing Salieri in Amadeus and premiered at the National Theater in London in the newly discovered Tennessee Williams play Not About Nightingales. His television appearances include Law & Order and Third Watch, and he had roles in the Woody Allen films Deconstructing Harry and Celebrity. Leffert is the artistic director of the Salamander Repertory Theater in New York City.