Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
 
The New Penguin History of the World
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

The New Penguin History of the World (Paperback)

by J.M. Roberts (Author)
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


12 used from £6.50
Other Editions: RRP: Our Price: Other Offers:
Hardcover (4th Revised edition) Order it used
Paperback (5 Rev Upd) £18.99 £11.91 45 used & new from £9.67
Library Binding (Reprint) 5 used & new from £23.11

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links

  (What is this?)
   Original Penguin Sale opens new browser window
www.NoFlysOnUs.Com/Penguin  -  upto 70% Off All original Penguin One week Only, Uk Next Day Delivery 
   History Of The World opens new browser window
Ask.com  -  Find the Best Results for History Of The World. 
  
 

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

The Penguin History of the Twentieth Century: The History of the World, 1901 to the Present (Allen Lane History)

The Penguin History of the Twentieth Century: The History of the World, 1901 to the Present (Allen Lane History)

by J M Roberts
4.5 out of 5 stars (6)  £10.47
The Penguin History of Europe

The Penguin History of Europe

by J. Roberts
3.3 out of 5 stars (3)  £11.02
A Short History of the World (Penguin Classics)

A Short History of the World (Penguin Classics)

by H. G. Wells
4.8 out of 5 stars (8)  £6.69
Britain Since 1945: The People's Peace

Britain Since 1945: The People's Peace

by Kenneth O. Morgan
5.0 out of 5 stars (2)  £10.47
Europe: A History

Europe: A History

by Norman Davies
4.4 out of 5 stars (24)  £13.27
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Paperback: 1248 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New ed of 4 Revised ed edition (29 April 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0141007230
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141007236
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 5.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 240,458 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

A. J. P. Taylor, Observer

`A stupendous achievement ... the unrivalled World History for our day' --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.


J. H. Plumb, author of The Italian Renaissance

`A brilliant book ... the most outstanding history of the world yet written' --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
See all Product Description

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
 
history
world history

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

The New Penguin History of the World
82% buy the item featured on this page:
The New Penguin History of the World 5.0 out of 5 stars (4)
A Little History of the World
7% buy
A Little History of the World 4.4 out of 5 stars (60)
£5.92
The Penguin History of the Twentieth Century: The History of the World, 1901 to the Present (Allen Lane History)
4% buy
The Penguin History of the Twentieth Century: The History of the World, 1901 to the Present (Allen Lane History) 4.5 out of 5 stars (6)
£10.47
A Short History of the World (Penguin Classics)
4% buy
A Short History of the World (Penguin Classics) 4.8 out of 5 stars (8)
£6.69
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

4 Reviews
5 star:
 (4)
4 star:    (0)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
5.0 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
63 of 65 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The final word one world history, 18 Sep 2003
This review is from: The New Penguin History of the World (Hardcover)
Anyone fascinated by world history will be delighted with the appearance of a new edition of John Robert's History of the World. His ill health mentioned in the preface made it hard work, and his recent death confirms his prophesy that this will be the final edition of this successful book. Overall Roberts provides a great summation of world history, supplying a sweeping overview with perceptive insights, and avoiding the temptation to become enmeshed in encyclopedic detail. The themes he follows, those of change and continuity, the impetus of history and the relationship between tradition and innovation in human history are well chosen and help to find a context for this daunting subject. Additionally he makes relevant the weight of the past to present events (including a very good job of bringing the book right up to date with post-9/11 events). His overall perspective on history has changed surprisingly little over the years, perhaps because one of his basic philosophies is durable; "the two phenomena of inertia and innovation continue to operate in all historical developments ... we shall always find what happens both more, and less, surprising than we expect". Sounds like a bet both ways, however thinking about recent events it is quite plausable.
The book, it is freely acknowledged by Roberts, comes from a white, middle class western perspecive, however every edition finds him attempting to balance his global coverage further, as well as expanding the text to include more on gender issues and the environment. The thinness of material on non-Western cultures, such as Africa and Latin America is more related to knowledge than bias. He certainly has always argued strongly for the "European Age" since the age of exploration and I think he tends to overemphasise its influence on the world's population as a whole (important as it was). A little more material on imperialism from the subjects perspective might have helped, although don't get the impression that the book is a whitewash.
His prose is enjoyable, although his sentance structure could be improved at times, and the book provides a servicable set of maps althought not always on the right location in the book.
Anyone who reads this book will certainly gain a comprehensive and valuable overview of the forces of the past that manifestly continue to shape the world today, and a fine insight into the way human societies and cultures work.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Tour de force - my desert island book, 2 Aug 2006
By Martin (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
I recently went on a 6 week bike trip round France. To keep weight low I could only take one book with me and chose the New Penquin History of the World. I made the right choice. The book is the perfect travelling companion, easy to read and highly informative. It has immense scope and covers all its topics in just the right amount of detail. It is structured by themes as well as timeline and this helps give it coherence and allows you to see the linkage between apparently separate events. What is astonishing is the relevance of events far in the past on todays world. Just two examples: The link of Charlemagne having to divide his kingdom equally between his sons and the wars of the 20th century and the beauty pagent which resulted in Russia choosing Eastern Orthodoxy and had repercussions which still reverberate today.

I love this book. If I could only take one book with me to a desert island it would be this. I have ordered a second copy (since mine is now so battered) to give to my son who will start History AS next month. I can think of now better foundation for him to start this course.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece!!, 26 Jun 2007
The definitive guide to world history. I haven't quite finished it yet (it's taken me a year!) but it gives you an amazing synopsis and helps to put events into perspective. World events that you previously would not have considered as important as others are given greater prominence, and vice versa. It shows that many of the current problems are certainly not new or different. A book every politician (and every other member of the planet for that matter) should read!!
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
It took me about two months to read this book but I never tired of it. It's actually split into a number of different books, so there's a new book for each different era, but of... Read more
Published 12 months ago by P. Gallagher

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 

   

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject












i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Ad

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.