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Lascelles edited the ridiculously simplified synopses of A Short History of the World Thursday, May 3, 2012.
Lascelles edited the description of A Short History of the World Thursday, May 3, 2012.
<b>'A'A 'Now I understand where that fits in' moment on every page' <b/>Alice Alice Boyle
There is an increasing realisation that our knowledge of world history–and how it all fits together–is far from perfect. A Short History of the World aims to fill the big gaps in our historical knowledge with a book that is easy to read and assumes little prior knowledge of past events. The book does not aim to come up with groundbreaking new theories on why things occurred, but rather gives a broad overview of the generally accepted version of events so that non-historians will feel less ignorant when discussing the past. To help readers put events, places and empires into context, the book includes 32 maps specially commissioned to accompany the text. The result is a book that is reassuringly epic in scope but refreshingly short in length. An excellent place to start to bring your historical knowledge up to scratch!
Lascelles edited the description of A Short History of the World Thursday, May 3, 2012.
'Finally, a world history for the layman! A must read for anybody who feels they should know more about history' Simon Montford 'Just what we all wanted but were too scared to ask for: everything that ever happened in one digestible, readable book' Matt Ridley 'A<b>'A 'Now I understand where that fits in' moment on every page' Alice<b/>Alice Boyle
There is an increasing realisation that our knowledge of world history–and how it all fits together–is far from perfect. A Short History of the World aims to fill the big gaps in our historical knowledge with a book that is easy to read and assumes little prior knowledge of past events. The book does not aim to come up with groundbreaking new theories on why things occurred, but rather gives a broad overview of the generally accepted version of events so that non-historians will feel less ignorant when discussing the past. To help readers put events, places and empires into context, the book includes 32 maps specially commissioned to accompany the text. The result is a book that is reassuringly epic in scope but refreshingly short in length. An excellent place to start to bring your historical knowledge up to scratch!
Lascelles edited the summary of A Short History of the World Thursday, May 3, 2012.
A Short History of the World is a short and easy-to-read history book that relates the history of our world from the Big Bang to the present day. It assumes no prior knowledge of past events and 32 maps have been especially drawn to give the reader a better understanding of where events occurred.
The author chooses what he sees as the most important empires and events and links them to make a flowing narrative as opposed to a dry series of facts. Going through history, we learn how and when empires and nation states developed, how the major religions affected world history and the devastation they caused, how the Muslims and Chinese led development for many centuries, how the great explorers changed world history and how we finally came to understand the size of the planet on which we live.
The book’s purpose is not to come up with any ground-breaking new historical theories. Instead it aims to give a broad overview of the key events so that non- historians will feel less embarrassed about their lack of historical knowledge when discussing the past. The result is a history book that is reassuringly epic in scope but refreshingly short in length – an excellent place to start to bring your knowledge of world history up to scratch!
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Lascelles edited the table of contents of A Short History of the World Thursday, May 3, 2012.
I. PRE-HISTORY
II. THE ANCIENT WORLD
III. EARL Y MIDDLE AGES
IV. LA TE MIDDLE AGES
V. THE ASCENT OF THE WEST
VI. THE MODERN PERIOD
VII. THE 20TH CENTURY
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Lascelles edited the ridiculously simplified synopses of A Short History of the World Thursday, May 3, 2012.
