NeilMacGregor'sAHistoryoftheWorldin100Objectstakesabold,originalapproachtohumanhistory,exploringpastcivilizationsthroughtheobjectsthatdefinedthem.
Encompassingagrandsweepofhumanhistory,AHistoryoftheWorldin100Objectsbeginswithoneoftheearliestsurvivingobjectsmadebyhumanhands,achoppingtoolfromtheOlduvaigorgeinAfrica,andendswithobjectswhichcharacterisetheworldweliveintoday.
SeenthroughMacGregor'seyes,historyisakaleidoscope-shifting,interconnected,constantlysurprising,andshapingourworldtodayinwaysthatmostofushaveneverimagined.AstonepillartellsusaboutagreatIndianemperorpreachingtolerancetohispeople;Spanishpiecesofeighttellusaboutthebeginningofaglobalcurrency;andanearlyVictoriantea-setspeakstousabouttheimpactofempire.
Anintellectualandvisualfeast,thisisoneofthemostengrossingandunusualhistorybookspublishedinyears.