{"product_id":"history-of-the-world-from-the-stone-age-to-the-tech-revolution-9781838864507","title":"History of the World: From the Stone Age to the Tech Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eArranged chronologically, \u003ci\u003eHistory of the World\u003c\/i\u003e provides a sumptuous, pictorial guide to the most significant events in human history, from the Bronze Age to the 21st Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning in the sixth millennium BCE, in the Indus Valley, Mesopotamia and along the Nile River, human civilization expanded to develop writing systems, farming methods, social organization and modes of government. Today, humans inhabit every part of the planet, connected by digital technology and modern infrastructure. Arranged chronologically, \u003ci\u003eHistory of the World\u003c\/i\u003e offers a broad overview of the most important events in human history, including the building of great funerary tombs in Ancient Egypt, the Trojan War, the development of democratic forms of government in Ancient Athens under Pericles, the birth of Christ, the expansion of Islam from Arabia, the Viking raids across northwest Europe, the capture of Jerusalem during the Crusades, Martin Luther nailing his 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenberg, Copernicus proposing a new model of the Universe, the rule of the Tokugawa shoguns in Japan, the Boston Tea Party and the American Revolution, Napoleon's domination of Europe following the French victory at Austerlitz, Stephenson's development of the steam locomotive, the break up of great empires following the end of World War I, the use of nuclear weapons at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the advent of the modern computer, beginning with Alan Turing's code-breaking Bombe machine at Bletchley Park during World War II. \u003ci\u003eHistory of the World\u003c\/i\u003e provides a sumptuous, pictorial guide to the most significant events in human history, from the Bronze Age to the 21st Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Kerrigan\u003c\/b\u003e was educated at St. Edward's College and University College, Oxford, England. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe History of Death\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Dark History: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Roman Emperors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAncients in Their Own Words\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWorld War II Plans That Never Happened\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Dark History of the\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Presidents\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a columnist, book reviewer, and feature writer for publications including \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e. Michael lives with his family in Edinburgh.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Amber Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52179155157266,"sku":"9781838864507","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6e25c3af-a23f-4085-b069-af2b8f8f92d5.jpg?v=1775636937","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/history-of-the-world-from-the-stone-age-to-the-tech-revolution-9781838864507","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}