A review by abucketofcoffee
A Little History of the World by E.H. Gombrich

3.0

It is thoroughly disappointing that a book - written by such an acclaimed and merited author - that claims to describe the history of the world should be so unapologetically colonial and Eurocentric. The shameful and tragic events of colonial rule and slavery that shaped our past and present are completely omitted and whole continents and parts of the world seem to never have existed.
I enjoyed the chapters up until 2 AD, give or take, after which the book was a steady downfall to me.