Pop History and its Consequences

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“Pop” History is a term that’s a bit rough to define, but loosely covers the idea of history media made for popular consumption, with varying degrees of rigor and penetration into the public consciousness. This video aims to clarify its boundaries, constraints, and purpose.


Thanks to ‪@thatguySako‬ and ‪@FreddaYT‬ for the voice lines

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Glubb, John Bagot. The Fate of Empires and Search for Survival. Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons Ltd, 1977.
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Edinburgh Law Review, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 329-31. https://doi.org/10.3366/elr.2011.0047

Montefiore, Simon Sebag. Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar. (2004) London: Phoenix, 2020.
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The reddit post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/13i3iia/what_primary_sources_prove_that_stalin_had_an/


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Timestamps:
00:00 intro
06:30 Truisms
12:54 Theories of Everything (Glubb)
17:16 Outsider History
31:58 Bestseller History
47:38 Conclusion







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