Getting history backwards

Getting history backwards

The podcast formerly known as History of Asia. 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. Jul 21

    4.5. Of genesis and exodus

    We talk about how the genesis of Israel as a Jewish state came about as a result of a double exodus: one by Jews, another by Palestinians. This is a hotly debated topic. I've tried my best to present the most common arguments by both sides.

  2. Apr 22

    4.4. 1967. A lot can happen in 6 days.

    We talk about the 6-day-war. A lot of information comes from Tom Segev's book "1967" and to lesser degree Doedens Anne en Liek Mulder, Zesdaagse Oorlog: juni 1967: de Israelische herschepping van het Midden-Oosten.

  3. Mar 14

    4.3. '67-'89. Occupation and civil war

    After the six-day-war, Arab nations gradually left the conflict with Israel to the PLO. The latter became involved in the civil war in Lebanon and in a mini-civil war in Jordan (Black September). Meanwhile, Israeli politics started to shift to the right.

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 08/26/2025

    3.15 Back to the Stone Age

    Now really the final episode of the series...

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

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The podcast formerly known as History of Asia. 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
    Getting history backwards
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    56
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