A Short History of the World

Name: A Short History of the World
Price: 9.49 EUR
Author: H. G. Wells
ISBN: 9780141922195

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H. G. Wells, Michael Sherborne, Norman Stone

PENGUIN
Paru le : 30/03/2006

Spanning the origins of the Earth to the outcome of the First World War, this is a brilliantly compelling account of the evolution of life and the development... > Lire la suite

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Spanning the origins of the Earth to the outcome of the First World War, this is a brilliantly compelling account of the evolution of life and the development of the human race. Along the way, Wells considers such diverse subjects as the Neolithic era, the rise of Judaism, the Golden Age of Athens, the life of Christ, the rise of Islam, the discovery of America and the Industrial Revolution. Breathtaking in its scope and passionate in its intensity, this history remains one of the most readable of its kind.

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Date de parution : 30/03/2006
Editeur : PENGUIN
ISBN : 0-14-192219-2
EAN : 9780141922195
Format : ePub
Nb. de pages : 400 pages

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- Pages : 400
- Protection num. : Contenu protégé

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H. G. Wells was a professional writer and journalist who published more than a hundred books, including pioneering science fiction novels, histories, essays and programmes for world regeneration. He was a founding member of numerous movements including Liberty and PEN International - the world's oldest human rights organization - and his Rights of Man laid the groundwork for the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Wells' controversial and progressive views on equality and the shape of a truly developed nation remain directly relevant to our world today. He was, in Bertrand Russell's words, 'an important liberator of thought and action'. Norman Stone (1941-2019) was one of Britain's most celebrated historians. He was the author of The Eastern Front, 1914-1917 (winner of the Wolfson Prize and published by Penguin), Europe Transformed and The Atlantic and its Enemies.
He taught at the universities of Cambridge, Oxford and Bilkent.