Hardly a 'Weltgeschichte' since only the last two are outside of Europe. There are also a few women mentioned. After all, you can't mention Abélard without Héloise. Mascha Kaléko (Berlin of the 1930s). Lina Bo Bardi (São Paulo after WWII). One gets the feeling that he suddenly realized that he was 3/4 through writting the book and it was all about famous white males. So let's throw in a few not famous people who are either non-white or non-male. ( )