This is quite a dull book, unfortunately, structured like a bunch of academic papers strung together to form some coherent conclusion (in fact, it even lacks a proper conclusion!).

Also, I don't think it's that interesting or provocative, perhaps because of the length since publication, but I think just in general because it's quite commonsensical that historical events and narratives have multivariate explanations.

Nonetheless, it's rigorous and I can certainly respect the depth of the research.