History of Asia

History of Asia

We try to make sense of Asian culture and politics by exploring the continent's history. We start in the present, then methodically travel back in time. Best listened to in proper order. Season 1: Arabia Season 2: Iran Season 3: Iraq and Syria Season 4: Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon. Notice a mistake? Be so kind as to let me know. Suggestions, questions and encouragements are appreciated: asianhistorypodcast@hotmail.com or Spotify questionnaire. I put corrections in the shownotes. Commercial offers or donations are not accepted. This is a 100 pct non-commercial podcast.

  1. 11/30/2025

    4.1. Israel, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan today

    Sources for this series (more will be added later): The Economist often for current affairs (cited when relevant) ABICHT L. Israël, Palestina. ABICHT LUDO. Delalniettemin: over Joodse wijsheid en humor ARNES I. Historische atlas van het jodendom : de bewogen geschiedenis van het joodse geloof in kaart gebracht.Librero, Kerkdriel, 2012, 400 p. BLACK I. Enemies and neighbours. Arabs and Jews in Palistine and Israel, 1917-2017. Alan Lane, s.l., 2017, 605 p. BLOK ARTHUR. Morgen misschien: waarom de problemen in Libanon niet worden opgelost. COOGAN M. The Oxford History of the Biblical World. Oxford University Press, 2001, 508 p. DAVIES W.D., HORBURY W., STURDY J. The Cambridge History of Judaism EVERS LOU: jodendom, een heldere inleiding.HINCHCLIFFE P., MILTON-EDWARDS B. Jordan. A Hashemite LegacyHIRSCHFELD H. Kernpunten van hetIsraelisch-Palestijns conflict, HARRIS W., Lebanon a history. Oxford University Press. JOHNSON P. Ahistory of the Jews. Londen, Phoenix, 2004, 643 p. MASALHA N. Palestine:a four thousand year history. Zed Books, Londen, 2018, 459 p. SCHAMA S. De geschiedenis van deJoden LEVY RACHEL. Israël op een doordeweekse dag. ROBINS P. AHistory of Jordan, University of Oxford, Oxford. 2004, 266 p. SAND SCHLOMO. The invention of the land of Israel: from holy land to Homeland SOETERIK R. De verwoesting vanPalestina. Van der Horst, Pieter Willem. Het joodse koninkrijk Himyar en de christelijke martelaars van Nadiran: joden en christenen in Arabië in de zesde eeuw. Van Diggele, Els. "We haten elkaar meer dan de joden: tweedracht in de Palestijnse maatschappij. "VAN MIDDEN PIET: Israël, een wereld apart: een geschiedenis van 3000 jaar op leven en dood

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We try to make sense of Asian culture and politics by exploring the continent's history. We start in the present, then methodically travel back in time. Best listened to in proper order. Season 1: Arabia Season 2: Iran Season 3: Iraq and Syria Season 4: Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon. Notice a mistake? Be so kind as to let me know. Suggestions, questions and encouragements are appreciated: asianhistorypodcast@hotmail.com or Spotify questionnaire. I put corrections in the shownotes. Commercial offers or donations are not accepted. This is a 100 pct non-commercial podcast.