A little history of the world : illustrated edition
Gombrich, E. H. (Ernst Hans), 1909-20012011
Book
E. H. Gombrich's Little History of the World, though written in 1935, has become one of the treasures of historical writing since its first publication in English in 2005. The Yale edition alone has now sold over half a million copies, and the book is available worldwide in almost thirty languages.
Main title:
A little history of the world : illustrated edition / E.H. Gombrich ; translated by Caroline Mustill.
Edition:
Illustrated ed.
Imprint:
New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, 2011.
Collation:
xvi, 346 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Originally published in 2005. With added illustrations.Includes index.Includes bibliographical references and index.Translated from the German.
Shelving notes:
27502 1 04-04-2013 0 jeabec 04-04-2013 7
Contents:
Partial contents: Machine generated contents note: 1.Once Upon a Time -- The past and memory -- Before there were any people -- Dragonlike creatures -- Earth without life -- Sun without earth -- What is history? -- 2.The Greatest Inventors of All Time -- The Heidelberg jaw -- Neanderthal man -- Prehistory -- Fire -- Tools -- Cavemen -- Language -- Painting -- Making magic -- The Ice Age and the Early Stone Age -- Pile dwellings -- The Bronze Age -- People like you and me -- 3.The Land by the Nile -- King Menes -- Egypt -- A hymn to the Nile -- Pharaohs -- Pyramids -- The religion of theancient Egyptians -- The Sphinx --
ISBN:
0300176147 (cl alk paper)97803001971819780300176148 (cl alk paper)
Dewey class:
909
LC class:
D23
Language:
EnglishGerman
Added title:
Subject:
BRN:
171656
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | -History | HISTORY 909 GOMB | On loan - Due: 11 Jul 2026 |