A History of the World in 100 Objects

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• Book review: A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor

  IF POINTS were awarded for sheer, unbridled ambition, Neil MacGregor, the director of the British Museum, would surely come top of the class. It takes a certain bravado to dream up a 100-part radio series, telling the story of near two million years ... (read full critics)

  thescotsman published on Sat, 27 Nov 2010

• A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor

  A Sudanese slit drum from Central Africa. Photograph: The Trustees of the British Museum Chapter 33 of Neil MacGregor's marvellous book-of-the-radio-series is about the Rosetta stone. This lump of granite from Egypt, "about the size of one of those l ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 13 Nov 2010

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  A History of the World in 100 Objects

  This book represents a transcript of a BBC radio series. Therefore,each object receives a very thorough description, borne out in each case by one or more illustrations. Expert commentaries by scholars in the appropriate fields add to the reader's involvement with these sometimes baffling items, eac ... (continue)

  This book represents a transcript of a BBC radio series. Therefore,each object receives a very thorough description, borne out in each case by one or more illustrations. Expert commentaries by scholars in the appropriate fields add to the reader's involvement with these sometimes baffling items, each one enshrined in the British Museum.
  While some of the artefacts presented will engage readers more than others, anyone with an interest in history, or a sense of curiosity about old things, can pick up this book and have fun, with a weight workout thrown in as a bonus.

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• English Books
• Others 736 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0670022705
• ISBN-13: 9780670022700
• Publisher: Viking Pr
• Pub date: Oct 27, 2011
• Also available as: eBook

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