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A Little History of the World (E.H. Gombrich) (English - Second Hand)

A Little History of the World (E.H. Gombrich) (English - Second Hand)

A Little History of the World (E.H. Gombrich) (English - Second Hand)
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 his book was published in Vienna to immediate success. It is now available in 25 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.

'A brilliant piece of narrative, splendidly organised, told with an energy and confidence that are enormously attractive, and suffused with all the humanity and generosity of spirit that Gombrich's thousands of admirers came to cherish during his long and richly productive life. It's a wonderful surprise : irresistible, in fact.' (Philip Pullman)
 
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