A History of the World
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From the earliest civilizations to the twenty-first century, a global journey through human history, tieing-in with a major BBC television series. Andrew Marr, author of two best-selling histories of Great Britain now turns his attention to the world as a...
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From the earliest civilizations to the twenty-first century, a global journey through human history, tieing-in with a major BBC television series. Andrew Marr, author of two best-selling histories of Great Britain now turns his attention to the world as a whole. A Short History of the World takes readers from the Mayans to Mongolia, from the kingdom of Benin to the court of the Jagiellonian kings of Poland. Traditional histories of this kind have tended to be Euro-centric, telling mankind's story through tales of Greece and Rome and the crowned heads of Europe's oldest monarchies. Here, Marr widens the lens, concentrating as much, if not more on the Americas, Africa and Asia. Instead of focusing on one episode of history taking place in one place, he draws surprising parallels and makes fascinating connections, focusing on a key incident or episode to tell a larger story: for instance, the liberation of the serfs in Russia, which took place at the same time as the American Civil War, which resulted in the abolition of slavery in the US. But he begins the account with an episode in the life of Tolstoy, who racked up huge gambling debts and had to sell land and slaves as a result. Fresh and exciting, this is popular history at its very best.
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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 traditional histories, which have tended to be Eurocentric, telling mankind's story through tales of Greece and Rome and the crowned heads of Europe's oldest monarchies. Here he widens the lens, concentrating as much, if not more on the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Instead of focusing on one episode of history taking place in one place, he draws surprising parallels and makes fascinating connections, focusing on a key incident or episode to tell a larger story: for instance, the liberation of the serfs in Russia, which took place at the same time as the American Civil War, which resulted in the abolition of slavery. But he begins the account with an episode in the life of Tolstoy, who racked up huge gambling debts and had to sell land and slaves as a result. Fresh and exciting, this is popular history at its very best.
Autoren-Porträt von Andrew Marr
Andrew Marr ist ein hochkarätiger britischer Politikjournalist, war Redakteur des Independent und politischer Redakteur der BBC. Außerdem moderiert er eine eigene Radio- und Fernsehsendung: Die "Andrew Marr Show", die sonntagmorgens um neun Uhr ausgestrahlt wird, hat zwei Millionen Zuschauer und schlägt in der Regel hohe Wellen. Im Jahr 2007 produzierte Marr die Dokureihe Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Andrew Marr
- 2012, XXII, 614 Seiten, mit farbigen Abbildungen, Maße: 15 x 23,5 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Macmillan Publishers International
- ISBN-10: 0230764304
- ISBN-13: 9780230764309
Sprache:
Englisch
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