Spoils Of Time: A History of the World from Earliest Times to the 16th Century - Brossura

Wedgwood, C V

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ISBN 10: 1842120042 ISBN 13: 9781842120040

Casa editrice: Orion, 2000

Riassunto

A ¿consummate mistress of narrative¿, C.V.Wedgwood¿s text is a mass of sparkle and illuminating detail taking the reader on a journey to the origins of man and early cultures across the world from the Americas to Egypt, India and China, among the Sumerians, the Hittites, the Phoenicians, the Jews ¿¿¿.from Alexander to Shih Huang Ti and Muhammad of Ghur through to the Renaissance and the Reformation.

A wonderful, effortless, and invigorating read.

A book about people, ordinary and extraordinary. We are their heirs.

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Descrizione del libro:

For the first time in paperback this is C.V. Wedgwood¿s wonderfully bold and wide-ranging narrative history of the world from the beginning of civilization to the early renaissance.

L'autore:

Dame Veronica Wedgwood OM. was one of England¿s most eminent historians and successful writers. She died in

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Orion
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1842120042
• ISBN 13: 9781842120040
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 399