The World: A Family History of Humanity

By Montefiore, Simon Sebag

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9780525659532
Publisher
Knopf.


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Starred Review on May 1, 2023  |  Social Sciences

Nearly one million years ago, a family walked along the shore in what is now a small English village. Their footprints, discovered in 2013, inspired this book, which traces the role of families from ancient to modern times. Award-winning historian Montefiore (The Romanovs) opens with Enheduanna, a Sumerian priestess whose account of a raid on her city makes her history's first named author. The book depicts the major...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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