How it All Started: The History Behind the Way Our World Works Today - Couverture rigide

Allen, Tony

 
9780276443381: How it All Started: The History Behind the Way Our World Works Today
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0276443381 ISBN 13 : 9780276443381
Editeur : Reader's Digest, 2009

Synopsis

Do you ever wonder why the British drive on the left while everyone else in Europe drives on the right? Why Venice was built on man-made islands in a lagoon? Why some Canadians speak French and others English? When we started using pieces of paper to represent money? Well you need wonder no longer. "How it All Started" will take you on a fascinating journey to uncover the truth. The way we live in the modern era has its roots much further back in history. And this book, crammed full of quirky facts and detailed analysis, explores the complex and fascinating political, social, religious and cultural factors that have made our world the way it is today. So by starting with one question you will soon be learning about so much more than you imagined.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Do you ever wonder why the British drive on the left while everyone else in Europe drives on the right? Why Venice was built on man-made islands in a lagoon? Why some Canadians speak French and others English? When we started using pieces of paper to represent money? Well you need wonder no longer. "How it All Started" will take you on a fascinating journey to uncover the truth. The way we live in the modern era has its roots much further back in history. And this book, crammed full of quirky facts and detailed analysis, explores the complex and fascinating political, social, religious and cultural factors that have made our world the way it is today. So by starting with one question you will soon be learning about so much more than you imagined.

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Éditeur
Reader's Digest
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0276443381
ISBN 13 
9780276443381
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
320
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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