Textbooks
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Anonymous · 2015-11-17 08:22

Can anyone recommend some good history books, and link a copy to them?
My school textbook is full of anti-commie propaganda.

Oh, and I guess this is a general textbook thread

ALSO WHY CAN'T I POST ON TOR

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Public_character · 2015-11-17 08:53

https://openstaxcollege.org/books

founded by bill gates and his waifu. I think you need to sign up. But
other than that all the books are free.

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Anonymous · 2015-11-17 09:26

>My school textbook is full of anti-commie propaganda.
lol

I don't think are any history textbooks that are completely neutral.
Your best bet is Wikipedia and primary/secondary sources, like
contemporary newspapers, writers, historians, etc. But again, you'll
have to filter through all kinds of propaganda then.

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Anonymous · 2015-11-17 09:28

Gibbon's The Decline and Fall. I don't have a link handy.

It's definitely not revolutionary in breaking narratives though, it's
responsible for a ton.

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Anonymous · 2015-11-17 16:01

Honestly, I think you'll get the most accurate information reading a
book about X, rather than reading about X in a history book.

After all, the devil's in the details.

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Anonymous · 2015-11-17 17:24

>>2450
>WHY CANT I POST ON TOR

because most exit nodes are used up from bans

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Anonymous · 2015-11-19 21:28

>>2456
Unfortunately the reason I don't use tor to browse clearnet;
everything is  derezzed  or outright blocked.

Had no problems since switching to a cheap VPN.

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Anonymous · 2015-11-19 21:28

>>2471
One day I'll figure out the word filters here.