A Little History of the World
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A Little History of the World

E. H. Gombrich, Clifford Harper

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  2. English
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A Little History of the World

E. H. Gombrich, Clifford Harper

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The international bestseller: E. H. Gombrich's sweeping history of the world, for the curious of all ages.

"All stories begin with 'Once upon a time.' And that's just what this story is all about: what happened, once upon a time." So begins A Little History of the World, an engaging and lively book written for readers both young and old. Rather than focusing on dry facts and dates, E. H. Gombrich vividly brings the full span of human experience on Earth to life, from the stone age to the atomic age. He paints a colorful picture of wars and conquests; of grand works of art; of the advances and limitations of science; of remarkable people and remarkable events, from Confucius to Catherine the Great to Winston Churchill, and from the invention of art to the destruction of the Berlin Wall.

For adults seeking a single-volume overview of world history, for students in search of a quick refresher course, or for families to read and learn from together, Gombrich's Little History enchants and educates.

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Publisher
Yale University Press
Year
2008
ISBN
9780300132076
Edition
1
Topic
Histoire
Subtopic
Histoire du monde

Table of contents

  1. CONTENTS
  2. Preface
  3. 1. Once Upon a Time
  4. 2. The Greatest Inventors of All Time
  5. 3. The Land by the Nile
  6. 4. Sunday, Monday
  7. 5. The One and Only God
  8. 6. I C-A-N R-E-A-D
  9. 7. Heroes and their Weapons
  10. 8. An Unequal Struggle
  11. 9. Two Small Cities in One Small Land
  12. 10. The Enlightened One and his Land
  13. 11. The Great Teacher of a Great People
  14. 12. The Greatest Adventure of All
  15. 13. New Wars and New Warriors
  16. 14. An Enemy of History
  17. 15. Rulers of the Western World
  18. 16. The Good News
  19. 17. Life in the Empire and at its Frontiers
  20. 18. The Storm
  21. 19. The Starry Night Begins
  22. 20. There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is His Prophet
  23. 21. A Conqueror who Knows How to Rule
  24. 22. A Struggle to Become Lord of Christendom
  25. 23. Chivalrous Knights
  26. 24. Emperors in the Age of Chivalry
  27. 25. Cities and Citizens
  28. 26. A New Age
  29. 27. A New World
  30. 28. A New Faith
  31. 29. The Church at War
  32. 30. Terrible Times
  33. 31. An Unlucky King and a Lucky King
  34. 32. Meanwhile, Looking Eastwards ...
  35. 33. A Truly New Age
  36. 34. A Very Violent Revolution
  37. 35. The Last Conqueror
  38. 36. Men and Machines
  39. 37. Across the Seas
  40. 38. Two New States in Europe
  41. 39. Dividing Up the World
  42. 40. The Small Part of the History of the World Which I Have Lived Through Myself: Looking Back