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A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: The Times/Sunday Times, Observer, Economist, Guardian, BBC History Magazine, i-paper and History Today
'One of the most fascinating and important works of global history to appear for many years' William Dalrymple
'Quinn has done a lot more than reinvent the wheel. What we have here is a truly encyclopaedic and monumental account of the ancient world' The Times
Ancient Greece and Rome are considered the parents of Western civilisation. But the ancient world was much more interconnected than we realise - a place of constant exchange, commerce and theft, sex, war and enslavement.
Journeying from the Levant of 2500 BC to the dawn of the Age of Exploration, Josephine Quinn argues that the roots of the West can be found in everything from Indian mathematics to the chariots of the Steppe, from Arabic poetry to the Phoenician art of sailing. The result is an epic and revelatory history of our shared past.
'Superb, refreshing and full of delights, this is world history at its best' Simon Sebag-Montefiore
'Full of little gem-like shifts of perspective' Guardian
'Scintillates with its focus on the unexpected' Economist
'A work of great confidence, empathy, learning and imagination' Rory Stewart
'This is, in every way, a big book' TLS
Product details
Published | 29 Jul 2025 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 576 |
ISBN | 9781526605221 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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A revelatory account of how the ancient world was much wider and more interconnected than traditionally thought - and the lessons that holds for today
What to Read in 2024, Financial Times
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Astounding . . . Both erudite and witty, sweeping and granular, this book is revisionist history at its best
i-news
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Quinn keeps the revelations coming at a fair lick . . . In 400 crisp pages, 30 societies are paraded before us with comparative reflection and world-weary wit. Better still, Quinn's book is polemical
Pratinav Anil, The Times
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One of the most fascinating and important works of global history to appear for many years
WILLIAM DALRYMPLE
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Bold, beautifully written and filled with insights, How the World Made the West demands that we challenge traditional views of the past. An extraordinary achievement
PETER FRANKOPAN
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How the World Made the West has plenty of myths about the ancient world to dispel . . . The vicissitudes in each centre's fortunes make for a dynamic narrative, as cities that were once great are swept away, and new ones spring up in their wake
Daisy Dunn, Telegraph