In A History of the World in 100 Objects, Neal MacGregor, director of the British Museum, takes readers on a tour of the world by way of its material goods. From everyday items such as pots, utensils, and money to valuables such as art and jewelry, MacGregor shows that the things humans have left behind are often as rich and informative as written texts. Whether it's a strange and unique object like a throne made of rifles from Mozambique or a medieval German crystal, or a familiar one like a sculpture of the head of Augustus or Hokusai's painting The Great Wave, MacGregor skillfully weaves each one into the fabric of the society that it came from. In that sense, the book is much more than a museum catalog: it's a hundred keyhole views into a hundred different societies from around the world and throughout history.
Neil MacGregor has been the director of the British Museum since 2002; prior to that, he was the director of the National Gallery in London. A popular presenter on BBC television and radio, he was named Briton of the Year in 2008. He lives in England.
今天,再次隆重推荐《大英博物馆世界简史》。 这本书是前年在上海看完同名展览之后特地买来并开始翻阅的,很多时候就放在床头,隔三岔五翻一翻,前不久在香港二刷同名展览之后再度通读,又一次深深被打动。它给我最大的启示是,写一本知识性的好书,光有渊博的学识和优美的文笔...
評分虽说自己是学历史的,但是每次自己去博物馆的时候,内心深深困惑的事是自己根本看不出这些破铜烂铁到底有多大价值,值得我们去瞻仰它。但是自从翻看这本书之后,我深感原来文物背后还隐藏着如此多的信息,可以给我们讲述如此精彩和深刻历史故事。大英博物馆储藏了世界各地的优...
評分人对于历史的态度始终复杂难解,真实的记载、时间的湮灭与人为的掩饰相伴随行。 历史一直都是并将继续被误读、篡改和修正,在这些篡改和修正中,一定程度的真实艰难地维持着。其中,由于改动起来简单可操作、成本低,文字记载的所谓“信史”往往会成为谎言的重灾区、真理部治下...
評分我总是被“全球通史”“世界简史”这样的名字吓到,觉得要用短短一部书讲完全人类的历史,这该是多大的工程啊!同时,我又有种贪便宜走捷径的心理,光读一部书就了解人类的历史,多划算啊!这样的书想必是提纲挈领重点突出的。——虽然我常常鄙视“一生不可不读的十本世界名著...
評分人对于历史的态度始终复杂难解,真实的记载、时间的湮灭与人为的掩饰相伴随行。 历史一直都是并将继续被误读、篡改和修正,在这些篡改和修正中,一定程度的真实艰难地维持着。其中,由于改动起来简单可操作、成本低,文字记载的所谓“信史”往往会成为谎言的重灾区、真理部治下...
陸陸續續讀完瞭,有幾篇非常非常不錯。喜歡他以全球的視角看曆史。從圖書館藉瞭一本紙質的再看一下插圖。
评分讀完但沒怎麼聽…… 第一次發現可以從一件物品講齣如此縱深的曆史、地理、人文聯係。就是宗教相關的,與曆史相關的知識很欠缺,導緻不能很好地閱讀這些部分。
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评分內容淺,結構散。更適閤廣播,每晚來一個小故事。
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