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A History of the World

by Andrew Marr
$23.90
A History of the World
A History of the World

Global history redefined with fresh, engaging narratives.

If you've ever been curious about how the vast tapestry of world history weaves together, Marr offers a compelling reexamination. By juxtaposing the familiar with the less known, he breathes new life into our understanding of the world's past. This book could change the way you see history, linking the rise and fall of empires with today's geopolitical climates and cultural landscapes—it's a global journey tailored to the exploratory reader.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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A History of the World

by Andrew Marr
$23.90
ISBN: 9781447236825
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $26.37
Authors: Andrew Marr
Publisher: Pan
Date of Publication: 2013-06-06
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Personal Development, History, Science, Politics
Related Topics: Ancient History, Sociology, Politics, Biography, History, Historical, Political Science, World History
Goodreads rating: 4.18
(rated by 3722 readers)

Description

Our understanding of world history is changing, as new discoveries are made on all the continents and old prejudices are being challenged. In this truly global journey, Andrew Marr revisits some of the traditional epic stories, from classical Greece and Rome to the rise of Napoleon, but surrounds them with less familiar material, from Peru to the Ukraine, China to the Caribbean. He looks at cultures that have failed and vanished, as well as the origins of today’s superpowers, and finds surprising echoes and parallels across vast distances and epochs. This is a book about the great change-makers of history and their times, people such as Cleopatra, Genghis Khan, Galileo, and Mao, but it is also a book about us. For ‘the better we understand how rulers lose touch with reality, or why revolutions produce dictators more often than they produce happiness, or why some parts of the world are richer than others, the easier it is to understand our own times.’ Fresh, exciting, and vividly readable, this is popular history at its very best.
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Global history redefined with fresh, engaging narratives.

If you've ever been curious about how the vast tapestry of world history weaves together, Marr offers a compelling reexamination. By juxtaposing the familiar with the less known, he breathes new life into our understanding of the world's past. This book could change the way you see history, linking the rise and fall of empires with today's geopolitical climates and cultural landscapes—it's a global journey tailored to the exploratory reader.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.