A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil Macgregor
Takes an original approach to the history of humanity, using objects which previous civilisations have left behind them, often accidentally, as prisms through which we can explore past worlds and the lives of the men and women who lived in them.
A History of the World in 100 Objects.. has been 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. -- John Adamson * Sunday Telegraph *
Highly intelligent, delightfully written and utterly absorbing -- Timothy Clifford * Spectator *
Allen Lane has done Mr MacGregor proud... The objects have been beautifully photographed, Mr MacGregor's voice comes through distinctively and his arguments about the interconnectedness of disparate societies through the ages are all the stronger for the detail afforded by extra space. A book to savour and start over * Economist *
This is a story book, vivid and witty, shining with insights, connections, shocks and delights -- Gillian Reynolds * Daily Telegraph *
The style is authentic, personal and humorous. MacGregor could not have skewered our pretensions better...Look on our works, ye mighty, and despair -- Andrew Roberts * Financial Times *
Brilliant, engagingly written, deeply researched -- Mary Beard * Guardian *
Highly intelligent, delightfully written and utterly absorbing -- Timothy Clifford * Spectator *
Allen Lane has done Mr MacGregor proud... The objects have been beautifully photographed, Mr MacGregor's voice comes through distinctively and his arguments about the interconnectedness of disparate societies through the ages are all the stronger for the detail afforded by extra space. A book to savour and start over * Economist *
This is a story book, vivid and witty, shining with insights, connections, shocks and delights -- Gillian Reynolds * Daily Telegraph *
The style is authentic, personal and humorous. MacGregor could not have skewered our pretensions better...Look on our works, ye mighty, and despair -- Andrew Roberts * Financial Times *
Brilliant, engagingly written, deeply researched -- Mary Beard * Guardian *
Neil MacGregor was Director of the National Gallery, London from 1987 to 2002 and of the British Museum from 2002 to 2015, and Chair of the Steering Committee of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin from 2015 to 2018. His previous books include A History of the World in 100 Objects, Shakespeare's Restless World and Germany: Memories of a Nation, all available in Penguin and now between them translated into more than a dozen languages. In 2010, he was made a member of the Order of Merit, the UK's highest civil honour. In 2015 he was awarded the Goethe Medal and the German National Prize. In 2018 the radio series Living with the Gods received the Sandford Saint Martin Award for Religious Broadcasting.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846145117 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846145112 |
| Title | A History of the World in 100 Objects |
| Author | Neil Macgregor |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2011-10-06 |
| Number of pages | 736 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Galaxy National Book Awards: More4 Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2011 |
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