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The Cartoon History of the Modern World
Larry Gonick
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Description for The Cartoon History of the Modern World
Paperback. Illuminating with the Enlightenment, this title presents the French Revolution, followed by Napoleon's conquests. It covers things from the Opium Wars to the post-Napoleonic world, industrialisation and the working class, World Wars I and II, the Cold War era, religious fundamentalism, and the US invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 188 x 16. Weight in Grams: 472.
Part II of the "Cartoon History of the Modern World" picks up where Part I left off, right after the American Revolution. Gonick illuminates with the Enlightenment, then goes deep into the French Revolution, followed by Napoleon's conquests. He covers everything from the Opium Wars to the post-Napoleonic world, industrialisation and the working class, early 20th-century revolutionaries, World Wars I and II, the Cold War era, religious fundamentalism, and the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. After illustrating three centuries of major events and movements around the globe, Gonick finally brings readers to the eve of a new world order, ... Read more
Part II of the "Cartoon History of the Modern World" picks up where Part I left off, right after the American Revolution. Gonick illuminates with the Enlightenment, then goes deep into the French Revolution, followed by Napoleon's conquests. He covers everything from the Opium Wars to the post-Napoleonic world, industrialisation and the working class, early 20th-century revolutionaries, World Wars I and II, the Cold War era, religious fundamentalism, and the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. After illustrating three centuries of major events and movements around the globe, Gonick finally brings readers to the eve of a new world order, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Cartoon Guide Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780060760083
SKU
V9780060760083
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About Larry Gonick
Larry Gonick has been creating comics that explain math, history, science, and other big subjects for more than forty years. He has been a calculus instructor at Harvard (where he earned his BA and MA in mathematics) and a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT, and he is currently staff cartoonist for Muse magazine. He lives in San Francisco, California. ... Read more
Reviews for The Cartoon History of the Modern World
"Full of facts and wisdom, horror and humor...Gonick's one-two punch of pictures and words isn't just a gimmick; it makes it much easier to remember the facts of history. If we really wanted kids (or adults!) to learn history, we'd throw away our textbooks, and teach Gonick."
Bryan Caplan, The Library of Economics and Liberty EconLog "With limber pen ... Read more
Bryan Caplan, The Library of Economics and Liberty EconLog "With limber pen ... Read more