History of the World in 100 Objects

Name: History of the World in 100 Objects
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ISBN: 9780670022700

ISBN-10: 0670022705

ISBN-13: 9780670022700

Edition: 2011

Authors: Neil MacGregor

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From the renowned director of the British Museum, a kaleidoscopic history of humanity told through things we have made. When did people first start to wear jewelry or play music? When were cows domesticated and why do we feed their milk to our children? Where were the first cities and what made them succeed? Who invented math-or came up with money? The history of humanity is a history of invention and innovation, as we have continually created new items to use, to admire, or to leave our mark on the world. In this original and thought-provoking book, Neil MacGregor, director of the British Museum, has selected one hundred man-made artifacts, each of which gives us an intimate glimpse of an…

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/27/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 736
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.75" long x 2.00" tall
Weight: 3.652
Language: English

Robert Neil MacGregor, OM, FSA (born on June 16, 1946, in Glasgow, Scotland) is an art historian and museum director. He was the Editor of the Burlington Magazine from 1981 to 1987, the Director of the National Gallery, London, from 1987 to 2002, and was appointed Director of the British Museum in 2002. He has presented three television series on art and the radio series A History of the World in 100 Objects, which aired in 2010.