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The Little Book of History

The Little Book of History

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  • Create Date：2021-04-24 10:51:59
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
  • Status：finish
  • Author：Reg Grant
  • ISBN：0241341205
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Summary

Travel back in time with the latest instalment in the bestselling Big Ideas series， in a brand new portable format。

The Little Book of History charts world history from the dawn of civilisation to the modern culture we live in today。 From the origins of homo-sapiens to the release of Nelson Mandela， from the French Revolution to the Space Race， The Little Book of History is a stunning exploration of the human timeline up to and including modern Islam， the world wide web， and the global financial crisis。

The Little Book of History tackles big historical ideas with stunning visuals， key quotes， and important themes that are woven throughout world history。 Discover events from the assassination of Caesar to World War I and see the people and events come to life with The Little Book of History， perfect for students， adults， or anyone who wants to understand our fascinating past。

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Reviews

Samer Bou Karroum ，

The book tries to capture history in a narrative sense。 It is not made for people who want to learn about history， since the pages and the information are clustered together， from different civilizations， with no clear connection between them。 I didn't find a clear consistency。 The writer was not so successful in turning history into an enjoyable narrative。 It was rather facts stated in a somewhat dull manner but nice design。 Not recommended。 The book tries to capture history in a narrative sense。 It is not made for people who want to learn about history， since the pages and the information are clustered together， from different civilizations， with no clear connection between them。 I didn't find a clear consistency。 The writer was not so successful in turning history into an enjoyable narrative。 It was rather facts stated in a somewhat dull manner but nice design。 Not recommended。 。。。more

Metodi Pachev ，

A fairly good survey of world history。 Very often "stories" are out of context， but that is natural for a short text like this。 For instance， the book starts with an outline of ancient civilizations without explaining the concept of a "civilization。" The narrative usually takes the needed critical stance on events without going into extremes。 I will have to point out that I do not agree with the authors' explanation of 9/11。 They clearly need to "zoom out" and take a look on larger structures an A fairly good survey of world history。 Very often "stories" are out of context， but that is natural for a short text like this。 For instance， the book starts with an outline of ancient civilizations without explaining the concept of a "civilization。" The narrative usually takes the needed critical stance on events without going into extremes。 I will have to point out that I do not agree with the authors' explanation of 9/11。 They clearly need to "zoom out" and take a look on larger structures and systems of dependency， repression and exploitation。 Same with Israel's history though to a lesser extent。 Other than that， a good book and an easy to use reference tool。 。。。more

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Little Book of History&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

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