{"product_id":"9780241951774","title":"A History of the World in 100 Objects","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): MacGregor, Neil, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 28\/06\/2012,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 640 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Penguin Books Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Penguin Books Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: General \u0026amp; world history\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780241951774\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"strike\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003eNeil MacGregor's A History of the World in 100 Objects takes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilisations through the objects that defined them.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003eEncompassing a grand sweep of human history, A History of the World in 100 Objects begins 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\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003eSeen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003eAn intellectual and visual feast, this is one of the most engrossing and unusual history books published in years.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35546735280281,"sku":"9780241951774","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780241951774_db9fd548-12a3-45e2-bff1-e720e3898c7b.jpg?v=1597574142","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780241951774","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}