Author Appearance | Forgotten Capitals by Derek Dwight Anderson |Book Club

Full Title: Forgotten Capitals and the Historical Lessons They Teach
Pages to read: 140
ISBN: 9798334400986 (Originally listed edition, & Edition Eugene is using)

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While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•How does culture shape experiences?
•What is the effect of the local community on behavior?
•What is the effect of loyalty on an institution?
•How generalizable are experiences?
•What is the difference between political legitimacy and political power?
•When do civil wars end?
•What happened to Jolo?
•What were the types of slaves in Jolo?
•How did Jolo’s geography shape trade?
•What lessons does Jolo teach?
•What happened to Quetzaltenango?
•How did cholera effect society?
•What Happened to Jacobo Arbenz?
•What lessons does Quetzaltenango teach?
•What happened to Fillmore City?
•Who are the Mormons?
•Why did Salt Lake City become the capital?
•What lessons does Fillmore City teach?
•What happened to Rabaul?
•How did the 1905 typhoon effects Germany’s influence over German New Guinea?
•What lessons does Rabaul teach?
•What happened to Engels?
•What lessons does Engels teach?
•What happened to Xinjing?
•What lessons does Xinjing teach?
•What happened to Enugu?
•What lessons does Enugu teach?
•What happened to Banja Luka?
•Why was there an ethnic cleansing of non-Serbs?
•What lessons does Banja Luka teach?
•What happened to Hargeisa?
•What lessons does Hargeisa teach?

Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.