Hidden Links: How Random Historical Events Shaped Our World

How did a climate change wipe out and reset our world?
How are the Rajputs of India related to the Kims of Korea?
What happened in China during the Mahabharata war?
How was sexism injected into our DNAs by a band of nomads?

Many things with a disproportionate influence on our daily lives-including the philosophies that guide us, religions that we follow and social structures that we adhere to-are the result of some blind random baggage, rather than anything created with a specific intent. This book investigates the disproportional effect of historically unconnected events-of colossal ones like the fall of empires, spread of pandemics, or nomadic migrations, as well as trivial ones like a personal vision, a changed narrative, or a petty squabble-and connects them to our modern lives-on how deeply they affect us in the most unthinkable ways.