About the book
Neil MacGregor, director of the British Museum, tells human history through one hundred objects made by people and held in the museum's collection. The book accompanies a 100-part BBC Radio 4 series that MacGregor wrote and presented, and it reproduces the scripts that describe each object. Its range covers the whole globe and two million years, from the first hand axe to the credit card, with stops for weapons, money, music and the domestication of cows. Each object marks a turning point in civilization, and together they show who people are through what they have made. More than 150 color photographs run through the text. The museum's role in the project won it the 2011 Art Fund Prize.
Grey Baker, co-founder of Dependabot, called it the best thing he had read recently, praised how holistically it charts humanity through British Museum objects, and recommended it to anyone wanting a broader perspective.
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Grey Baker (Co-Founder/Dependabot)
The best thing I read recently was A History of the World in 100 Objects, which is absolutely brilliant. It charts the history of humanity through objects from the British Museum’s collection, and is wonderfully holistic. I can’t recommend it enough for anyone looking to broaden their perspective.
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