A Very Short History Of The World
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
From the first stirrings of life on a primordial Earth to the geopolitical complexities of the modern age, Geoffrey Blainey's A Very Short History of the World condenses the vast sweep of human civilisation into one remarkably accessible and authoritative volume. Blainey chronicles the rise and fall of empires, the collision of cultures, the transformative power of religion, and the relentless march of technology, presenting millennia of human achievement and folly with the confidence of a master storyteller. Each chapter distills an era with precision, guiding the reader from prehistoric societies through antiquity, the age of exploration, the industrial revolution, and into the turbulent twentieth century, all without sacrificing depth for brevity. Blainey, one of Australia's most celebrated historians, writes with a clarity and elegance that makes grand historical forces feel immediate and personal, illustrating how geography, climate, and human ambition have shaped the world we inhabit today. His prose is direct yet rich, carrying the reader across continents and centuries with an ease that belies the extraordinary scholarship underpinning every page. A Very Short History of the World is an ideal companion for the intellectually curious — a book that answers the question of how we arrived here, while leaving the reader hungry to understand what comes next.
Author: Geoffrey Blainey
Format: Paperback
Genre: History
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
From the first stirrings of life on a primordial Earth to the geopolitical complexities of the modern age, Geoffrey Blainey's A Very Short History of the World condenses the vast sweep of human civilisation into one remarkably accessible and authoritative volume. Blainey chronicles the rise and fall of empires, the collision of cultures, the transformative power of religion, and the relentless march of technology, presenting millennia of human achievement and folly with the confidence of a master storyteller. Each chapter distills an era with precision, guiding the reader from prehistoric societies through antiquity, the age of exploration, the industrial revolution, and into the turbulent twentieth century, all without sacrificing depth for brevity. Blainey, one of Australia's most celebrated historians, writes with a clarity and elegance that makes grand historical forces feel immediate and personal, illustrating how geography, climate, and human ambition have shaped the world we inhabit today. His prose is direct yet rich, carrying the reader across continents and centuries with an ease that belies the extraordinary scholarship underpinning every page. A Very Short History of the World is an ideal companion for the intellectually curious — a book that answers the question of how we arrived here, while leaving the reader hungry to understand what comes next.