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Dominion

The Making of the Western Mind
Einband grossDominion
ISBN/GTIN
CHF22.90
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Produkt

KlappentextTHE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD

'Definitely my book of the year' Bernard Cornwell

'A rich and compelling history of Christendom . . . A masterpiece of scholarship and storytelling, Dominion surpasses Holland's earlier books in its sweeping ambition and gripping presentation' John Gray, New Statesman

'An absorbing survey of Christianity's subversive origins and enduring influence is filled with vivid portraits, gruesome deaths and moral debates . . . Holland has all the talents of an accomplished novelist' Terry Eagleton, Guardian

'Terrific: bold, ambitious and passionate' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads

'Fizzing with insights and challenges . . . a feast of intellectual entertainment' Christopher Hart, Sunday Times
ZusatztextDefinitely my book of the year
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-0-349-14120-6
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartKartonierter Einband
FormatB-Format Paperback (UK)
ProduktionslandVereinigtes Königreich
Erscheinungsjahr2020
Erscheinungsdatum06.08.2020
Erstverkaufstag13.10.2020
Seiten624 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 126 mm, Höhe 202 mm, Dicke 42 mm
Gewicht508 g
Illustrationen8pp colour, 16pp b/w
BZ-Nr.32295632

Inhalt/Kritik

Vorwort
'If great books encourage you to look at the world in an entirely new way, then Dominion is a very great book indeed . . . Written with terrific learning, enthusiasm and good humour, Holland's book is not just supremely provocative, but often very funny' Sunday Timesmehr

Autor

Tom Holland is an award-winning historian, author and broadcaster. His bestselling books include Rubicon: The Triumph and the Tragedy of the Roman Republic, which won the Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History and was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize; Persian Fire, which won the Anglo-Hellenic League's Runciman Award; Millennium: The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom; In the Shadow of the Sword: The Battle for Global Empire and the End of the Ancient World; Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar; and Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind.

Holland has adapted Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides and Virgil for the BBC. His translation of Herodotus was published in 2013 by Penguin Classics and followed in 2016 by a history of Æthelstan published under the Penguin Monarchs series, and in 2019 Æthelflæd England's Forgotten Founder as a Ladybird Expert Book. In 2007, he was the winner of the Classical Association prize, awarded to 'the individual who has done most to promote the study of the language, literature and civilisation of Ancient Greece and Rome'.

Holland hosts (with Dominic Sandbrook) the no.1 podcast The Rest is History. He has written and presented a number of TV documentaries for the BBC and Channel 4, on subjects ranging from religion to dinosaurs. He served two years as the Chair of the Society of Authors; as Chair of the PLR Advisory Committee and was on the committee of the Classical Association.

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