History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

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Decent, but uneven; definitely not "one-stop shopping".......2000-08-04

"The New Global Oil Market" definitely has its moments, and there is definitely a lot here, if you can only find it in this highly uneven book. Chapter 10, for instance, provides an excellent, original look at world oil supply disruptions since 1973. Other chapters, however, ramble on or are badly written and could have used some major editing. In the end, this book, although filled with a lot of good information, is not as useful as it could have been if 1) it had been better organized/edited; and 2) some of the weaker chapters had been eliminated or replaced with better ones on their subjects. Finally, a major problem with this book -- its uneven style, content, and quality -- may have been partly avoidable if the editor had been a bit more ruthless or at least settled on a few themes or approaches by his 25 "experts in the field". On the other hand, it may just be that there is some value in a book which makes clear the lack of consensus among world oil market analysts. Perhaps the "New Global Oil Market"'s goal of creating a comprehensive, succint, and authoritative book on world oil markets may, despite its best efforts, was simply unreachable.

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an even-handed recent history of globalization

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Students of sociology, politics, history, and economics will appreciate this vibrant introduction to globalization by scholar and former journalist Robert K. Schaeffer. He examines the diverse social consequences of global problems for people in different settings, with detailed case histories of dollar devaluations, debt crises, political partitions, environmental dilemmas, drug trafficking, democratization, free trade agreements, food overproduction, and more. His analytic narrative clarifies how complex developments and arcane institutions (such as the World Bank or G-7) affect everyday lives. Visit our website for sample chapters!

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A very good introduction!.......2004-06-14

Having difficulty in comprehending what exactly is meant by globalization, I readily purchased several books with somewhat forgiving titles: understanding globalization, taming globalization, rethinking globalization, globalization: an introduction, etc, etc. Be warned: the titles in no way capture the essence of the work! Some are extremely dense and difficult to understand (while claiming to be an enjoyable/readable introduction), while others are much more readable-and eminently enjoyable.

Overall I purchased about 15 texts (I have numerous listed for summer reading), and have ranked each in order, from what to begin with and what to finish with; naturally, the most basic and easy text is first to be read, and then the 2nd most easy, etc. The two most easy to understand, and which-combined-provide a solid foundation are the texts authored by Tom Friedman and Robert K. Schaeffer. Next I will head to Bill Grover's "One World..."

One problem with Friedman's analysis is that he focuses almost solely on economic globalization and basically never admonishes the cons-he simply says that developing countries need to understand, accept, embrace it--and get over it-or be left behind. Thus I headed to Shaeffer's book in order to get a "more" balanced picture--I don't want to only read the cheerleaders.

Robert K. Schaeffer's book, Understanding Globalization, though somewhat elementary in terms of the depth that he explores each topic, is very balanced in discussing the pros and cons on globalization-and---unusual for a PhD, highly readable! The sheer volume in comprehending or grasping globalization is daunting enough. This clearly is an audacious task by anyone, and this monograph explores--in little depth--the topics.

One of the problems in numerous other texts is that almost everything is averred as if other authors have the absolute truth--just check Implicating Empire-and the unsuspecting reader has neither the time nor probably the interest in checking on the author's purported axioms. In contrast, Schaeffer appears to have done his homework; each chapter is loaded with detailed endnotes! The first chapter, for instance, has 40, and the 2nd chapter has 123 from only 31 pages--unlike Friedman's, which has a grand total of ZERO.

Schaeffer prefaces his analysis with the following: everyone has different "theories or expectations about globalization...some...argue...[it] is new...[or] old. Some say it is unstoppable, others...not." (p.1.) He readily admits how this is a daunting task, involving numerous intertwined concepts that no one book can justly conquer.

Schaeffer divides most analysts into two distinct camps when defining globalization: 1. "growth and spread of investment, trade, production, introduction of new technology, and spread of democracy around the world." OR 2."spread of environmental pollution, commercialization of culture and languages, cross-border migration of people, spread of drugs, emergence of social and political protest movements opposed to globalization." (p.1)

At this point it is easy to see what Schaeffer accepts in his defining of globalization: the spread of capitalism (or more aptly put, the effects of unmitigated capitalism from the developing world's perspective. For instance, on culture, he says "the commercialization and spread of `Western,' particularly American culture by ...media, fashion, and fast food..." (p.3) Language, similarly, is seen as the spread of English. Interestingly, he falls into the classic trap of thinking (or associating) the West as having a monopoly on cross-border migration. This belies other realities-simply look at India, and ask oneself why the population of Bombay (at 12 mil. Documented) has so many foreign residents from co-joined countries such as Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan, and China.

Next he mentions trafficking of women, and how one of the factors contributing to this was the spread of U.S. military bases. This, I would simply extract from the text, and just simply argued how tourism and mass migration contributed. Most of the HIV+ in Bombay, India, for instance, got that way from truck drivers.

One main flaw right at the outset, critical to his analysis, is that hardly anything is defined. For instance, Schaeffer offers no inkling of what he means by democracy! But different definitions and understandings of this very term exist the world over!

Each subsequent chapter deals with one main issue: drugs, environmentalist movement, etc. An excellent way to divide and conquer such topics.

In sum, Schaeffer's monograph serves as an important aberration from many of the other works out there on globalization, which I will review shortly later.

One thing to keep in mind: Schaeffer's basic premise is that great changes across the globe have occurred, and everyone is interconnected; what happens in South Carolina influences something (it is unique and not uniform per region) in Vietnam, or vice-versa. This is exactly in line with Friedman's thesis.

A sidenote: I just came back from a vacation in New Delhi, India, where my wife and I ate at McDonald's. The food there tastes *nothing* like the food here-it is, for lack of a better word, totally Indianized. Don't expect the same thing there!

Also, I personally remain skeptical of globalization at this point. Clearly something is happening, but the scholars need to come up with a better, and more encompassing, definition of the problem. Scholars, even students, simply cannot define it. And the way they define it does not illustrate nor capture their arguments.

Case in point: Schaeffer regards globalization as having roots in elitist, classist, and racist society (based on feminist's arguments-similar to Virginia Held's philosophical works-but I find myself struggling with his argument on economic globalization: "most people work harder for less..." So is he arguing about their wages provided by such companies as Nike? Or the hours? If I was to counter argue that Nike paid Indonesian works 50% more per day than the locals, which I am sure he is aware of, then what is the problem? It seems that he is against corporations making huge profits, and giving back little-if any-to the communities. If that is the case, then he should simply come out and say corporations, in and of themselves-especially those that are the most profitable-are the real problem. I would buy that argument, but he ought to make a prescient case for it. Also, if you ask Schaeffer when globalization began, he would point to the 1970s on upwards (similar to Friedman, who would being with the spread/development of the pc). Yet most other analysts contend it began with the development of the sustainable boat-this is all because they have gyrating definitions.

Either way, this is an excellent introduction to get your feet wet in familiarizing yourself with some of the hottest contemporary topics being discussed! Highly recommended!

an even-handed recent history of globalization.......2001-12-15

There is one theme running through this excellent introduction to our interconnected world: what happens on one side of the globe (particularly what happens in the USA) leads to unintended consequences for everyone else. This book does not inspire optimism, but it does even-handedly explain the structures and processes that are driving globalization.

The book is divided roughly in two: the first nine chapters are devoted to a remarkably clear explication of global economic history since World War II; the remaining chapters take up one by one scattered issues of a globalized world, like the drug trade and population growth. The latter chapters serve well as basic introductions to their topics, but are also somewhat superficial and undermine the cohesiveness of the book.

The core of the book is another matter, particularly chapters 3-9. Although his prose is sometimes repetitive, Schaeffer provides a wondrously clear summary of the history of the post-war global economy. Rather than recounting a linear narrative, the author divides this complex history into separate topics (inflation, devaluation, debt, food, free trade, and the stock market) and shows how governments trying to confront one set of problems frequently created different problems for foreigners or themselves. Schaeffer's sensitivity to the economic devastation of the poor countries in the last 50 years is particularly welcome considering the many books that have ignored it in their globalization boosterism.

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This text provides a wide-ranging overview of the development experience of Japan within Pacific Asia and the wider global political system.

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