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A History Of The World In 100 Objects
Neil MacGregor
Viking
November 2011
On Sale: October 27, 2011
736 pages ISBN: 0670022705 EAN: 9780670022700 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
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
succeed? Who invented math-or came up with money? The history of humanity is a history of invention and
innovation, as we have continually created new items to use,
to admire, or to leave our mark on the world. In this
original and thought-provoking book, Neil MacGregor,
director of the British Museum, has selected one hundred
man-made artifacts, each of which gives us an intimate
glimpse of an unexpected turning point in human
civilization. A History of the World in 100 Objects
stretches back two million years and covers the globe. From
the very first hand axe to the ubiquitous credit card, each
item has a story to tell; together they relate the larger
history of mankind-revealing who we are by looking at what
we have made. Handsomely designed, with more than 150 color photographs
throughout the text, A History of the World in 100 Objects
is a gorgeous reading book and makes a great gift for anyone
interested in history.
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