Book "A little history of the world" was written by Ernst Gombrich who was of 25 years at that time. Gombrich, a native of Vienna is also known as an art
historian for his classic "The Story of Art" (Review of this book will be published later). A Little History of the World was orininally written in German
with the title Eine kurze Weltgeschichte für junge Leser.
The book isn't a standard histroy book with mention of lots of dates, events etc but it is about a delightful sweep of man from stone age to the Atomic age.
In the book author also describes the beliefs of many major religions like Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. Book was once banned during Nazi regime for being too pacifistic.
historian for his classic "The Story of Art" (Review of this book will be published later). A Little History of the World was orininally written in German
with the title Eine kurze Weltgeschichte für junge Leser.
The book isn't a standard histroy book with mention of lots of dates, events etc but it is about a delightful sweep of man from stone age to the Atomic age.
In the book author also describes the beliefs of many major religions like Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. Book was once banned during Nazi regime for being too pacifistic.
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