Brief History of the World.
Hazan| N° d'inventaire | 23384 |
| Format | 13.6 x 20 |
| Détails | 350 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2021 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782754110983 |
This new paperback edition, revised and corrected, is enriched with a moving preface by Ernst H. Gombrich's granddaughter, which recounts the genesis of this now iconic book. As audacious as it may seem, telling the history of humanity in some three hundred pages is the crazy challenge that Ernst Gombrich set himself, and which he brilliantly met. Speaking informally with his readers, young and old, and assuming that they can think for themselves, he presents them with the emblematic historical figures of their time and recounts the facts in their continuity, as in a long novel, always with this central question guiding his argument: which episodes of the past have had an influence on the life of humanity in general and which are those that we remember the most? A wonderful book for learning history without seeming to, as Gombrich so aptly explains: "I would like my readers to approach it in a relaxed manner and follow the thread of the story without feeling obliged to take notes or remember names and dates. I also promise them that there will be no quizzes." Translated from German by Anne Georges.
This new paperback edition, revised and corrected, is enriched with a moving preface by Ernst H. Gombrich's granddaughter, which recounts the genesis of this now iconic book. As audacious as it may seem, telling the history of humanity in some three hundred pages is the crazy challenge that Ernst Gombrich set himself, and which he brilliantly met. Speaking informally with his readers, young and old, and assuming that they can think for themselves, he presents them with the emblematic historical figures of their time and recounts the facts in their continuity, as in a long novel, always with this central question guiding his argument: which episodes of the past have had an influence on the life of humanity in general and which are those that we remember the most? A wonderful book for learning history without seeming to, as Gombrich so aptly explains: "I would like my readers to approach it in a relaxed manner and follow the thread of the story without feeling obliged to take notes or remember names and dates. I also promise them that there will be no quizzes." Translated from German by Anne Georges.