Story of Mankind (1922 Newbery Medal winner)

Paperback

Van Loon, Hendrik Willem (Original) , Merriman, John (Adapter) 저자(글)

W.W.Norton · 1999년 12월 01일

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Updated for the last half of this century, the author's classic 1927 history of the human race now contains lively new chapters on space exploration, the emergence of developing countries, the Cold War, the Internet, and new scientific developments. Original.

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저자(글) Van Loon, Hendrik Willem (Original)

Hendrik Willem van Loon received worldwide acclaim for the many books that he both wrote and illustrated. Among his most beloved are The Story of America, The Story of the Bible and The Life and Times of Rembrandt. European born and educated, van Loon was a professor at Antioch College and lectured at Harvard, Cornell, and the University of Munich.

저자(글) Merriman, John (Adapter)

John Merriman is the Charles Seymour Professor of History at Yale University. A specialist in nineteenth century French history, Merriman earned his Ph. D at the University of Michigan. He is the author of many books, including The Margins of City Life: Explorations on the French Urban Frontier, 1815-1851; Red City: Limoges and the French Nineteenth Century; The Agony of the Republic: The Repression of the Left in Revolutionary France, 1848-1851; and, most recently, The Stones of Balazuc: A French Village in Time (Norton, 2002). He regularly teaches the survey of modern European history at Yale.

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First published in 1921, The Story of Mankind has charmed generations of readers of all ages with its warmth, simplicity, and wisdom. Beginning with the origins of human life and sweeping forward to illuminate all of history, Hendrik van Loon's incomparable prose enlivens the characters and events of every age. His unique ability to convey history as a fascinating tale of adventure has endeared the book to countless readers and has accorded it a unique place in publishing history. This new version, which retains van Loon's original illustrations, has been brought up to date by John Merriman, professor of history at Yale University. It incorporates the most important developments of the last two decades-including space exploration, the emergence of the developing countries, the Cold War, the Internet, and the astounding advances we have witnessed in medicine and science - and looks forward into the prospect of the twenty-first century.

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ISBN	9780871401755 ( 0871401754 )
발행(출시)일자	1999년 12월 01일
쪽수	674쪽
크기	141 * 210 mm
언어	영어

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1920년전까지 서양사를 다루고 있는데 저자의 역사를 바라보는 관점이 군데군데 녹아져 있어 배울만 했다. 한 권의 책에 인류 역사(주로 서양)를 다루다 보니 빠지는 것도 있겠지만 굵직굵직하게 필요한 것을 다루면서 훑어주기 때문에 도움이 많이 되었다.
세계사 초보에게 꼭 읽어보라고 권하고 싶다. 옛날 책이라서 1920년 전까지의 일만 있는 것이 아쉽다. 이런 역사가 찾기 쉽지 않을 것 같다.