A History of the World in 100 Objects
$22.52
- Paperback
640 pages
- Release Date
3 August 2012
Summary
The phenomenal history of humanity, now destined to be the ultimate reading experience in paperback.
This book takes a dramatically original approach to the history of humanity, using objects which previous civilizations 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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241951774 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241951771 |
| Author: | Dr Neil MacGregor |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 640 |
| Release Date: | 3 August 2012 |
| Weight: | 463g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 29mm |
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About The Author
Dr Neil MacGregor
Neil MacGregor was Director of the National Gallery, London from 1987 to 2002 and of the British Museum from 2002 to 2015, and Chair of the Steering Committee of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin from 2015 to 2018. His previous books include A History of the World in 100 Objects, Shakespeare’s Restless World and Germany- Memories of a Nation, all available in Penguin and now between them translated into more than a dozen languages. In 2010, he was made a member of the Order of Merit, the UK’s highest civil honour. In 2015 he was awarded the Goethe Medal and the German National Prize. In 2018 the radio series Living with the Gods received the Sandford Saint Martin Award for Religious Broadcasting.
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