{"product_id":"9780141968728","title":"The Penguin History of the World: 6th edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a completely new and updated edition of J. M. Roberts and Odd Arne Westad's widely acclaimed, landmark bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin History of the World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor generations of readers \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin History of the World \u003c\/i\u003ehas been one of the great cultural experiences - the entire story of human endeavour laid out in all its grandeur and folly, drama and pain in a single authoritative book. Now, for the first time, it has been completely overhauled for its 6th edition - not just bringing it up to date, but revising it throughout in the light of new research and discoveries, such as the revolution in our understanding of many civilizations in the Ancient World. The closing sections of the book reflect what now seems to be the inexorable rise of Asia and the increasingly troubled situation in the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the authors:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ.M. Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e, CBE, published \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin History of the World \u003c\/i\u003ein 1976 to immediate acclaim. His other major books include \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Commune from the Right\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Triumph of the West \u003c\/i\u003e(which was also a successful television series), \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin History of Europe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin History of the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOdd Arne Westad\u003c\/b\u003e, FBA, is Professor of International History at the London School of Economics. He has published fifteen books on modern and contemporary international history, among them \u003ci\u003eThe Global Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Bancroft Prize, and \u003ci\u003eDecisive Encounters\u003c\/i\u003e, a standard history of the Chinese civil war. He also served as general co-editor of the \u003ci\u003eCambridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e History of the Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A work of outstanding breadth of scholarship and penetrating judgements. There is nothing better of its kind' \u003cb\u003eJonathan Sumption, \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A stupendous achievement' \u003cb\u003eA.J.P. Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A brilliant book ... the most outstanding history of the world yet written' \u003cb\u003eJ.H. Plumb\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080743829744,"sku":"9780141968728","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141968728_p0.jpg?v=1763656012","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141968728","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}