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The Oxford History of the World Reissue Edition
Author(s): Felipe Fernndez-Armesto
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication Date: 25 Aug. 2023
- Edition: Reissue
- Language: English
- Print length: 528 pages
- ISBN-10: 0192884026
- ISBN-13: 9780192884022
Book Description
Imagine the planet, as if from an immense distance of time and space, as a galactic observer might see it—with the kind of objectivity that we, who are enmeshed in our history, can´t attain.
The Oxford History of the World Reissue Edition encompasses the whole span of human history. It brings together some of the world's leading historians, under the expert guidance of Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, to tell the 200,000-year story of our world, from the emergence of homo sapiens through to the twenty-first century: the environmental convulsions; the interplay of ideas (good and bad); the cultural phases and exchanges; the collisions and collaborations in politics; the successions of states and empires; the unlocking of energy; the evolutions of economies; the contacts, conflicts, and contagions that have all contributed to making the world we now inhabit.Editorial Reviews
Review
To say that The Oxford History Of The World is a monumental undertaking is something of an understatement. In just over 400 pages some of the world's most noted historians come together to tell the story of human history, from its first breath to the modern age ... The result is a triumph ... As accessible as it is well-researched, it really is a joy to read and will satisfy anyone who wants to delve deeper into the history of the world. ―
All About HistoryExtraordinary ... [A] beautiful book, with accessible essays of such originality ―
Richard Drayton, Times Literary SupplementSome books are admirable because of their sheer scope and ambition, and this overview of the entirety of the human story fits firmly within that category. ―
History RevealedA handy compendium of some of the major moments and periods of transformation in human history, set in a global context. ―
Lucia Marchini, MinervaCondensing the story of humanity's 200,000 year tenure on Earth into 450 pages could be an act of hubris or the result of orderly - yet imaginative - minds making connections across centuries and continents. The Oxford History of the World is more the latter... a pleasure to read with many thought-provoking passages. ―
David Luhrssen, Shepherd ExpressAre you intellectually curious, but very busy? Would you have liked to understand the biggest questions about the history of the last 200,000 years, but you don't have the time required to read 97 different fat books to tell you the answers? Are you looking for just one book that will summarize it all? Then this is your book! It's exciting, up-to-date, and well-written. You'll love it! ―
Jared Diamond, Professor of Geography at UCLA and Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and The World Until YesterdayFelipe Fernández-Armesto and his gifted team have produced the world history for our times, ecologically oriented, written from multiple standpoints and informed by systematic comparison. ―
Peter Burke, Professor Emeritus of Cultural History, University of CambridgeA truly remarkable book. ―
Richard Lofthouse, Quad MagazineBrilliant and provocative ―
Art EyewitnessAbout the Author
Felipe Fernández-Armesto was an undergraduate and graduate student at Oxford (Demy of Magdalen College, Senior Scholar of St John´s, Fellow of St Antony´s) where he was a member of the Modern History Faculty before moving to chairs in the University of London (Professor of Global Environmental History at Queen Mary College), Tufts University (Prince of Asturias Professor), and the University of Notre Dame, where he holds the William P. Reynolds Chair for Mission in Arts and Letters. His work, which has covered many fields and disciplines and has appeared in twenty-seven languages, has won him numerous awards, including the John Carter Brown Medal, a World History Association Book Prize (for
Pathfinders, 2007), Spain´s national prizes for geography and food-writing, and, most recently, the Gran Cruz de la Orden de Alfonso X el Sabio, Spain´s highest award for services to education and the arts.
