{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-world-in-100-objects-9780241951774","title":"A History of the World in 100 Objects","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Dr Neil (Director) MacGregor\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil MacGregor's\u003ci\u003e A History of the World in 100 Objects \u003c\/i\u003etakes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined them.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Encompassing a grand sweep of human history, \u003ci\u003eA History of the World in 100 Objects \u003c\/i\u003ebegins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the Olduvai gorge in Africa, and ends with objects which characterise the world we live in today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Seen through MacGregor's eyes, history is a kaleidoscope - shifting, interconnected, constantly surprising, and shaping our world today in ways that most of us have never imagined. A stone pillar tells us about a great Indian emperor preaching tolerance to his people; Spanish pieces of eight tell us about the beginning of a global currency; and an early Victorian tea-set speaks to us about the impact of empire. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e An intellectual and visual feast, this is one of the most engrossing and unusual history books published in years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 'Brilliant, engagingly written, deeply researched' Mary Beard, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 'A triumph: hugely popular, and rightly lauded as one of the most effective and intellectually ambitious initiatives in the making of 'public history' for many decades'\u003ci\u003e Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 'Highly intelligent, delightfully written and utterly absorbing ' Timothy Clifford, \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 'This is a story book, vivid and witty, shining with insights, connections, shocks and delights' Gillian Reynolds \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45082060062871,"sku":"9780241951774","price":780.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780241951774.webp?v=1769200793","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-history-of-the-world-in-100-objects-9780241951774","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}