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Written with zing and flair, and a willingness to provoke,  Out of Our Minds is a sparkling account of how imagination and ideas have shaped the strange history of Homo sapiens over more than two thousand years."—David Christian, author of Origin Story: A Big History of Everything "With its majestic sweep, this refreshing book covers a great many subjects with considerable authority. Felipe Fernández-Armesto is a gifted writer, guiding the rea...

¿Immensely learned and ambitious¿seam-bursting eclecticism and polymathic brio¿¿This is by any standards a significant book and its author deserves high praise.¿ Literary Review¿To imagine ¿ to see that which is not there ¿ is the startling ability that has fuelled human development and innovation through the centuries. As a species we stand alone in our remarkable capacity to refashion the world after the pictures in our minds.Traversing the ...

An extraordinary journey through the history of the human imagination, from the dawn of civilization to the present day

The Oxford Illustrated History of the World is the story of humanity itself, from earliest times to the present day, and the changes--good and bad--which have shaped our world.

Imponente affresco della storia umana vista attraverso la speciale lente d'osservazione dell'esplorazione geografica, il libro di Fernàndez-Armesto riesce nell'impresa di offrire al lettore tutto quello che il titolo promette: un percorso che parte dal processo di divergenza che ha condotto l'uomo a popolare la terra, sviluppando culture e civiltà diverse e autonome, per arrivare al processo di convergenza che, specialmente negli ultimi cinque...

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Compared to other animals, the way humans live ¿ our manners, morals, habits, experiences, relationships, technology, values ¿ changes at a bewildering speed. Why is this? Felipe Fern¿ez-Armesto offers some revolutionary answers to this fundamental question about our species - and speculates on what they mean for our future.

For courses in World History Helps students see the whole story The World: A History interweaves two enduring stories-centered on our interactions with nature and with each other-into a compelling narrative of mankind, from the origins of civilization to the present. Employing an engaging prose style and a comprehensive map program that brings history to life, author Felipe Fernández-Armesto empowers students to see the connections among peop...

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A collection of 12 studies in English, three in French, which explain how and why Europeans expanded worldwide. Part One explores the means in terms of science, technology and material resources, Part Two examines the motives, and Part Three assesses the reasons why the expansion continued to grow.

This is the first volume in the "Expanding World" series. It examines the potential for worldwide expansion by any nation (China, the Middle East, Africa or the Americas) at the end of the Middle Ages, and then explores why these nations failed or gave up the initiative to the Europeans.

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From the author of "Truth: A History" and "Millennium: A History Of The Last Thousand Years". A history of North, South and Central America, from prehistory to the present day.

In this groundbreaking work, leading historian Felipe Fernandez-Armesto tells the story of our hemisphere as a whole, showing why it is impossible to understand North, Central, and South America in isolation without turning to the intertwining forces that shape the region.

Overlooking the significance of America's Hispanic past, the United States is typically perceived as an offshoot of Britain, with its history unfolding east to west, beginning with the first settlers in Jamestown. In an absorbing narrative, Felipe Fernández-Armesto begins with the explorers and conquistadors who planted Spain's first colonies in Puerto Rico, Florida and the Southwest in the sixteenth century. Missionaries and rancheros carry S...

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