Little History of the World
Ernst H GombrichRRP: £18.99
Publisher: YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Publication Date : 02/09/2005
Hardback
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Guardian Bookshop Notes:
In forty chapters Gombrich tells the story of man from the stone age to the atomic bomb. This is not a text that is dominated by dates and facts, but by the sweep of mankind's experience across the centuries, a guide to man's achievements and an acute witness to his failties.
Publisher's description:
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 six weeks, and "Eine kurze Weltgeschichte fur junge Leser" was published in Vienna. This book presents his history to English-language readers.
ISBN: 9780300108835
