A history of the world in 100 objects
Record details
- ISBN: 0670022705 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 9780670022700 (hbk.)
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Physical Description:
xxvi, 707 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (some col.) ; 24 cm.
print - Edition: 1st American ed.
- Publisher: New York : Viking, 2011.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "The British Museum ; BBC Radio 4." |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | pt. 1. Making us human : 2,000,000-9000 BC -- pt. 2. After the Ice Age : Food and sex : 9000-3500 BC -- pt. 3. The first cities and states : 4000-2000 BC -- pt. 4. The beginnings of science and literature : 2000-700 BC -- pt. 5. Old world, new powers : 1100-300 BC -- pt. 6. The world in the age of Confucius : 500-300 BC -- pt. 7. Empire builders : 300 BC-AD 10 -- pt. 8. Ancient pleasures, modern spice : AD 1-500 -- pt. 9. The rise of world faiths : AD 100-600 -- pt. 10. The Silk Road and beyond : AD 400-800 -- pt. 11. Inside the palace : secrets at court : AD 700-900 -- pt. 12. Pilgrims, raiders and traders : AD 800-1300 -- pt. 13. Status symbols : AD 1100-1500 -- pt. 14. Meeting the gods : AD 1200-1500 -- pt. 15. The threshold of the modern world : AD 1375-1550 -- pt. 16. The first global economy : AD 1450-1650 -- pt. 17. Tolerance and intolerance : AD 1550-1700 -- pt. 18. Exploration, exploitation and enlightenment : AD 1680-1820 -- pt. 19. Mass production, mass persuasion : AD 1780-1914 -- pt. 20. The world of our making : AD 1914-2010. |
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Subject: | Material culture Ceremonial objects Archaeology, Medieval Classical antiquities Antiquities, Prehistoric |
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A History of the World in 100 Objects
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Summary
A History of the World in 100 Objects
From the renowned director of the British Museum, a kaleidoscopic history of humanity told through things we have made. When did people first start to wear jewelry or play music? When were cows domesticated and why do we feed their milk to our children? Where were the first cities and what made them succeed? Who invented math-or came up with money? The history of humanity is a history of invention and innovation, as we have continually created new items to use, to admire, or to leave our mark on the world. In this original and thought-provoking book, Neil MacGregor, director of the British Museum, has selected one hundred man-made artifacts, each of which gives us an intimate glimpse of an unexpected turning point in human civilization. A History of the World in 100 Objects stretches back two million years and covers the globe. From the very first hand axe to the ubiquitous credit card, each item has a story to tell; together they relate the larger history of mankind-revealing who we are by looking at what we have made. Handsomely designed, with more than 150 color photographs throughout the text, A History of the World in 100 Objects is a gorgeous reading book and makes a great gift for anyone interested in history.