A History of the World in 100 ObjectsAllen Lane, 2010 - 707 pages Neil MacGregor's A History of the World in 100 Objects takes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined them. Encompassing a grand sweep of human history, A History of the World in 100 Objects begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the Olduvai gorge in Africa, and ends with objects which characterise the world we live in today. Seen through MacGregor's eyes, history is a kaleidoscope - shifting, interconnected, constantly surprising, and shaping our world today in ways that most of us have never imagined. A stone pillar tells us about a great Indian emperor preaching tolerance to his people; Spanish pieces of eight tell us about the beginning of a global currency; and an early Victorian tea-set speaks to us about the impact of empire. An intellectual and visual feast, this is one of the most engrossing and unusual history books published in years. 'Brilliant, engagingly written, deeply researched' Mary Beard, Guardian 'A triumph: hugely popular, and rightly lauded as one of the most effective and intellectually ambitious initiatives in the making of 'public history' for many decades' Sunday Telegraph 'Highly intelligent, delightfully written and utterly absorbing ' Timothy Clifford, Spectator 'This is a story book, vivid and witty, shining with insights, connections, shocks and delights' Gillian Reynolds Daily Telegraph |
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Neil MacGregor. 49 Korean Roof Tile Ceramic tile , from South Korea 700-800 AD If you use a mobile phone , drive a car or watch a television , the chances are that at least one of those objects will have been made in Korea . Korea is one ...
Neil MacGregor. 49 Korean Roof Tile Ceramic tile , from South Korea 700-800 AD If you use a mobile phone , drive a car or watch a television , the chances are that at least one of those objects will have been made in Korea . Korea is one ...
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... Korea even today , as Dr Choe Kwang- Shik , Director - General of the National Museum of Korea , tells us : The cultural aspect of the roof tile still remains in Korean culture . If you go to the city of Kyongju now you can see in the ...
... Korea even today , as Dr Choe Kwang- Shik , Director - General of the National Museum of Korea , tells us : The cultural aspect of the roof tile still remains in Korean culture . If you go to the city of Kyongju now you can see in the ...
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Neil MacGregor. Korea to Japan during the Japanese invasion of the late sixteenth century . It's interesting to note that this war is often referred to as the ' potters war ' , because so many Korean potters were taken to Japan in an ...
Neil MacGregor. Korea to Japan during the Japanese invasion of the late sixteenth century . It's interesting to note that this war is often referred to as the ' potters war ' , because so many Korean potters were taken to Japan in an ...
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