A History of the World in 100 Objects - Brossura

MacGregor, Dr Neil

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ISBN 10: 0241951771 ISBN 13: 9780241951774

Casa editrice: Penguin, 2012

Riassunto

A History of the World in 100 Objects, 9780241951774

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Informazioni sull'autore

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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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.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Penguin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0241951771
• ISBN 13: 9780241951774
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 640
• Contatto del produttore: Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe GmbH; kundenservice@penguinrandomhouse.de; ; Neumarkter Straße 28; München; Bayern; 81673; Germania