12 Books That Changed The World

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Melvyn Bragg - 12 Books That Changed The World.
When we think of great events in the history of the world, we tend to think of war, revolution, political upheaval or natural catastrophe. But throughout... Lire la suite
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Résumé

When we think of great events in the history of the world, we tend to think of war, revolution, political upheaval or natural catastrophe. But throughout history there have been moments of vital importance chat have taken place not on the battlefield, or in the palaces of power, or even in the violence of nature, but between the pages of a book. In our digitised age of instant information it is easy to underestimate the power of the printed word. In his fascinating new book accompanying the ITV series, Melvyn Bragg presents a vivid reminder of the book as agent of social, political and personal revolution. 12books That Changed The World presents a rich variety of human endeavour and a great diversity of characters. There are also surprises. Here are famous books by Darwin, Newton and Shakespeare - but we also discover the scories behind some less well-known works, such as Marie Stopes' Married Love, the original radical feminist Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and even the rules to an obscure ball game that became the most popular sport in the world .

Caractéristiques

  • Date de parution
    01/04/2006
  • Editeur
  • ISBN
    0-340-83981-3
  • EAN
    9780340839812
  • Présentation
    Broché
  • Nb. de pages
    372 pages
  • Poids
    0.615 Kg
  • Dimensions
    15,5 cm × 23,5 cm × 3,0 cm

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