A Little History of the World

Name: A Little History of the World
SKU: 2604209
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E.H. Gombrich

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Little Histories

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In 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task in an intense six weeks, and "Eine kurze Weltgeschichte fur junge Leser" was published in Vienna to immediate success, and is now available in twenty-five languages across the world. In forty concise chapters, Gombrich tells the story of man from the stone age to the atomic bomb. In between emerges a colourful picture of wars and conquests, grand works of art, and the spread and limitations of science. This is a text dominated not by dates and facts, but by the sweep of mankind's experience across the centuries, a guide to humanity's achievements and an acute witness to its frailties.The product of a generous and humane sensibility, this timeless account makes intelligible the full span of human history.

Author Biography:

E. H. Gombrich (1909–2001) was the author of many works, including the international bestsellers The Story of Art and Art and Illusion. He was director of the Warburg Institute of the University of London from 1959 to 1976.

Release date Australia

September 15th, 2008

Author

E.H. Gombrich

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Contributor

Illustrated by Clifford Harper

Illustrations

40 b-w illus.

Interest Age

From 13 to 17 years

Pages

304

Series

Little Histories

Dimensions

141x214x26

ISBN-13

9780300143324

Product ID

2604209

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