skygiants

Ooh, I must read this. I've read bits about the revolution in a number of books but never a book wholly about the revolution. I hadn't heard of this one.

and as a result nearly every page forces you to think about history not as a series of disconnected events but as a long continuity of circumstances and collisions that have all impacted each other to create the world we live in today.

This is one of the most fascinating aspects of history to me, so very good recommendation! Also, that bibliography. *snorts*