- Autor:
- Neil MacGregor
- Wydawnictwo:
- Penguin
- Język publikacji:
- angielski
- Rok wydania:
- 2012
- Typ okładki:
- miękka
- Liczba stron:
- 640 str
- Waga:
- 0,5 kg
- Wymiary:
- 198x129 mm
- ISBN:
- 9780241951774
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Neil MacGregor's A History of the World in 100 Objects takes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined them.
Encompassing a grand sweep of human history, A History of the World in 100 Objects begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the Olduvai gorge in Africa, and ends with objects which characterise the world we live in today.
Seen through MacGregor's eyes, history is a kaleidoscope - shifting, interconnected, constantly surprising, and shaping our world today in ways that most of us have never imagined. A stone pillar tells us about a great Indian emperor preaching tolerance to his people; Spanish pieces of eight tell us about the beginning of a global currency; and an early Victorian tea-set speaks to us about the impact of empire.
An intellectual and visual feast, this is one of the most engrossing and unusual history books published in years.
