A history of the world in 100 objects

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This book takes a dramatically original approach to the history of humanity, using objects which previous civilisations have left behind them, often accidentally, as prisms through which we can explore past worlds and the lives of the men and women who lived in them. The book's range is enormous. It begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the Olduvai gorge in Africa, and ends with an object from the 21st century which represents the world we live in today.



Neil MacGregor's aim is not simply to describe these remarkable things, but to show us their significance - how a stone pillar tells us about a great Indian emperor preaching tolerance to his people, how Spanish pieces of eight tell us about the beginning of a global currency or how an early Victorian tea-set tells us about the impact of empire. Each chapter immerses the reader in a past civilisation accompanied by an exceptionally well-informed guide. Seen through this lens, history is a kaleidoscope - shifting, interconnected, constantly surprising, and shaping our world today in ways that most of us have never imagined. An intellectual and visual feast, it is one of the most engrossing and unusual history books published in years.

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A History of the World in 100 Objects

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An enthralling and profoundly humane book that every civilized person should read the wall street journal the blockbuster new york times bestseller and the companion volume to the wildly popular radio series when did people first start to wear jewelry or play music when were cows domesticated a Uiterlijk 25 januari in huis .. MEER INFO

A History of the World in 100 Objects

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From the renowned director of the british museum a kaleidoscopic history of humanity told through things we have made when did people first start to wear jewelry or play music when were cows domesticated and why do we feed their milk to our children where were the first cities and what made them Uiterlijk 23 januari in huis .. MEER INFO

History Of The World In 100 Objects

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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 ob Uiterlijk 18 januari in huis .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: E-book

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 06 oktober 2011

Aantal pagina's: 608

Ebook Formaat: Adobe ePub

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Hoofdauteur: Neil MacGregor

Tweede Auteur: Neil MacGregor

Hoofduitgeverij: Penguin

Originele titel: A History of the World in 100 Objects

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Studieboek: Ja

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EAN: 9780141966830

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