Summary
‘Large, ambitious and often enthralling, it is a successful attempt to look at the unfolding of world history from an entirely new perspective.’ Literary ReviewConventional accounts of world history tend to focus on the rise of Western civilisation and concentrate on the story of ancient Greece, the Roman empire and the expansion of Europe. The histories of the great civilisations of China, India and Japan, and therefore the experience of the majority of the world’s people, have been relegate…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780712665728 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0712665722 |
| Author: | Clive Ponting |
| Publisher: | Vintage |
| Imprint: | Pimlico |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 944 |
| Release Date: | 2 November 2001 |
| Weight: | 1.37kg |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm x 48mm |
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Pioneering…an impressive feat of scholarship. Clive Ponting has embraced a daunting task with commendable success.
Pioneering…an impressive feat of scholarship. Clive Ponting has embraced a daunting task with commendable success. * Times Literary Supplement *
Large, ambitious and often enthralling, it is a successful attempt to look at the unfolding of worlds history from an entirely new perspective…The joy and originality of this book is that Ponting offers us very little that is unfamiliar. * Literary Review *
Few single-volume efforts have covered so much ground in terms of sheer time-scale and territory, and the general reader will find plenty of useful reference material…Ponting is at his best on technology and the economy, and his description of Europe’s waning influence since the 1940s makes perfect sense. * Spectator *
This is a history book with a difference. It is imaginative in its approach, courageous in its execution and expansive in its sweep of interest…His approach is radical and interesting…It is a fine example of how a radically new point of departure can cast light on a range of areas over which the specialists will continue to do battle long into the future. * Sunday Business Post *
About The Author
Clive Ponting
Clive Ponting is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Wales, Swansea. His Green History of the World was a bestseller in many countries.
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