History of Asia

History of Asia
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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.

  1. 12/18/2025

    4.2. Nothing lasts like the temporary

    We talk about Israel, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan 1990-today. Notice any mistakes? Let me know, please! A few datapoints: 1987 start first intifada 1988 establishment of Hamas 1988 PLO recognizes Israël 1989 Taif Agreement 1993 Oslo Accords1996 First Palestinian elections, Hamas boycots2000 Israel withdraws from Lebanon. Start second intifada.2004 Arafat dies2005 Cedar Revolution 2006 Hamas wins parliamentary elections. Violence Hamas-Fatah. Israel invades Lebanon. 2007 Palestinian civil war. Hamas takes power in Gaza. 2012 UN observer status for Palestine but sanctions 2018 start political crisis Israel 2020 financial crisis Libanon2022 Netanyahu leads most rightwing government ever2023 Hamas attack followed by Gaza war. 2024 attack on Hezbollah causes death Nasrallah. Fall Assad. 2025 Iran-Israel war

    43 min

  2. 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

    56 min

  3. 08/26/2025

    3.15 Back to the Stone Age

    Now really the final episode of the series...

    24 min

  4. 08/06/2025

    3.14 (final) The Bronze Age and its Collapse

    This is the final episode of the series. And maybe of the entire podcast too. Want to stay informed if and when a new episode comes out, then best include History of Asia in your library. Thank you all for listening, I hope you enjoyed it.

    25 min

  5. 03/23/2025

    3.12. Iron Age Assyria. The most cruel empire in history?

    We talk about Assyria (and to a lesser extent Babylonia) during the Iron Age.

    38 min

  6. 03/23/2025 · BONUS

    Short announcement

    Just a short explanation why it takes me ever longer to get out episodes. Sorry for the wait.

    7 min

  7. 11/13/2024

    3.11. The Umayyads. ‘l’union fait la force’ or ‘divide and rule’?

    The Germanic peoples and the Arabs were in a similar condition when they took over their respective parts of Roman territory. A century after they did, the West lived through the Dark Ages, while the East entered a Golden Age. What explains this? In this episode, we try to find out. Most important (extra) sources for the episode (for general list see 3.1): LEWIS D.L. God’s Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe, 570-1215. Norton, 2009, 522 p. BORRUT A., COBB P.M., Umayyad Legacies. Medieval Memories from Syria to Spain. Brill Academic Pub. 2010, 528 p.

    1h 2m

  8. 08/27/2024

    3.10 The Islamic Golden Age

    In terms of scientific output, Muslim majority countries are currently behind the curve. Many people blame Islam itself. One of the best counterarguments to this, is that Islam was in many ways responsible for the fact that in the Middle Ages, Iraq, Syria and other Muslim regions were way ahead of the pack in many ways.  Hope you enjoy the episode. Main (additional) sources for the episode:Al-Khalili, Jim. De bibliotheek van Bagdad : de bloei van de Arabische wetenschap en de wedergeboorte van de Westerse beschaving⁠ Lyons, Jonathan. Het huis der wijsheid : hoe Arabieren de westerse beschaving hebben beïnvloed.Correction: Nicola, an attentive listener, noted that people in Medieval Europe did not believe the earth was flat. My source says that many did because of a mistranslation of Isidorus. But this might well be an exaggeration and I haven't doublechecked it so I shouldn't have mentionned that. So sorry!

    1h 1m
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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.

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  • Creator
    History of Asia
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    53
  • Rating
    Explicit
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