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Marr, Andrew.
World history.
Civilization.
MARC Display
A
history
of the
world
/ Andrew Marr.
by
Marr, Andrew.
Macmillan, 2012.
Call #:
909 M358h
Subjects
World
history
.
Civilization.
ISBN:
9780230755956 (hc.)
023075595X (hc.)
9780230764309 (pbk.)
Description:
xxii, 614 p., 24 unnumberedpages of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"From the earliest civilizations to the 21st century, this global journey through human
history
is the companion volume to a Discovery Channel/BBC coproduced series, like Life and Planet Earth Our understanding of
world
history
is changing, as new discoveries are made on all the continents and old prejudices are being challenged. In this truly global journey Andrew Marr revisits some of traditional histories, which have tended to be Eurocentric, telling mankind's story through tales of Greece and Rome and the crowned heads of Europe's oldest monarchies. Here he widens the lens, concentrating as much, if not more on the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Instead of focusing on one episode of
history
taking place in one place, he draws surprising parallels and makes fascinating connections, focusing on a key incident or episode to tell a larger story: for instance, the liberation of the serfs in Russia, which took place at the same time as the American Civil War, which resulted in the abolition of slavery. But he begins the account with an episode in the life of Tolstoy, who racked up huge gambling debts and had to sell land and slaves as a result. Fresh and exciting, this is popular
history
at its very best."--From publisher.
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