About the Book: A History of the World
From the earliest civilizations to the twenty-first century: Andrew Marrs
compelling global journey through human history
Our understanding of world history is changing, as new discoveries are made on
all the continents and old prejudices are being challenged. In this truly global
journey Andrew Marr revisits some of the traditional epic stories, from
classical Greece and Rome to the rise of Napoleon, but surrounds them with less
familiar material, from Peru to the Ukraine, China to the Caribbean. He looks at
cultures that have failed and vanished, as well as the origins of todays
superpowers, and finds surprising