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Centuries of Change
Which Century Saw The Most Change?|
25,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Vintage Digital |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 02.10.2014 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781448191963 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 416 |
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Beschreibungen
We are an astonishing species. Over the past millennium of plagues and exploration, revolution and scientific discovery, woman"s rights and technological advances, human society has changed beyond recognition.Sweeping through the last thousand years of human development, Human Race is a treasure chest of the lunar leaps and lightbulb moments that, for better or worse, have sent humanity swerving down a path that no one could ever have predicted.But which of the last ten centuries saw the greatest changes in human history?History"s greatest tour guide, Ian Mortimer, knows what answer he would give. But what"s yours?
"Written in his usual accessible yet quirky style Mortimer proves his worth as the best upmarket tour guide to the hidden mysteries of the past that we have"
A thrilling tour of a millenium of human innovation
Dr Ian Mortimer is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Time Traveller"s Guide to Medieval England and The Time Traveller"s Guide to Elizabethan England, as well as four critically acclaimed medieval biographies, and numerous scholarly articles on subjects ranging in date from the twelfth to the twentieth centuries. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 1998. His work on the social history of medicine won the Alexander Prize (2004) and was published by the Royal Historical Society in 2009. He lives with his wife and three children in Moretonhampstead, on the edge of Dartmoor.
History"s greatest tour guide is back. And he"s ringing the changes.
In a contest of change, which century from the past millennium would come up trumps? Imagine the Black Death took on the female vote in a pub brawl, or the Industrial Revolution faced the internet in a medieval joust " whose side would you be on?
In this hugely entertaining book, celebrated historian Ian Mortimer takes us on a whirlwind tour of Western history, pitting one century against another in his quest to measure change. We journey from a time when there was a fair chance of your village being burnt to the ground by invaders, and dried human dung was a recommended cure for cancer, to a world in which explorers sailed into the unknown and civilisations came into conflict with each other on an epic scale.
Here is a story of godly scientists, shrewd farmers, cold-hearted entrepreneurs and strong-minded women " a story of discovery, invention, revolution and cataclysmic shifts in perspective.
Bursting with ideas and underscored by a wry sense of humour, this is a journey into the past like no other. Our understanding of change will never be the same again " and the lessons we learn along the way are profound ones for us all.
Praise for TheTime Traveller"s Guide to Medieval England:
"After The Canterbury Tales this has to be the most entertaining book ever written about the middle ages"
Guardian
"The endlessly inventive Ian Mortimer is the most remarkable medieval historian of our time"
Times
Praise for The Time Traveller"s Guide to Elizabethan England:
"Enthralling"
Mail on Sunday
"A delightful book, full of busy research lightly worn"
Sunday Times
"His curiosity is boundless and his profound scholarship is leavened by a sense of fun"
Daily Express
In a contest of change, which century from the past millennium would come up trumps? Imagine the Black Death took on the female vote in a pub brawl, or the Industrial Revolution faced the internet in a medieval joust " whose side would you be on?
In this hugely entertaining book, celebrated historian Ian Mortimer takes us on a whirlwind tour of Western history, pitting one century against another in his quest to measure change. We journey from a time when there was a fair chance of your village being burnt to the ground by invaders, and dried human dung was a recommended cure for cancer, to a world in which explorers sailed into the unknown and civilisations came into conflict with each other on an epic scale.
Here is a story of godly scientists, shrewd farmers, cold-hearted entrepreneurs and strong-minded women " a story of discovery, invention, revolution and cataclysmic shifts in perspective.
Bursting with ideas and underscored by a wry sense of humour, this is a journey into the past like no other. Our understanding of change will never be the same again " and the lessons we learn along the way are profound ones for us all.
Praise for TheTime Traveller"s Guide to Medieval England:
"After The Canterbury Tales this has to be the most entertaining book ever written about the middle ages"
Guardian
"The endlessly inventive Ian Mortimer is the most remarkable medieval historian of our time"
Times
Praise for The Time Traveller"s Guide to Elizabethan England:
"Enthralling"
Mail on Sunday
"A delightful book, full of busy research lightly worn"
Sunday Times
"His curiosity is boundless and his profound scholarship is leavened by a sense of fun"
Daily Express
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