Histories of the Unexpected : How Everything Has a History 英文原版 意外的歷史:萬物如何有歷史 Dr Sam Willis

基本信息

By (author) Dr Sam Willis , By (author) Professor James Daybell

Format Hardback | 480 pages

Dimensions 180 x 245 x 41mm | 875g

Publication date 04 Oct 2018

Publisher ATLANTIC BOOKS

Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom

Language English

Edition Statement Main

Illustrations note 4x4pp col plates

ISBN10 1786494124

ISBN13 9781786494122

頁面參數僅供參考，具體以實物為準

內容簡介

'History as you've never seen it before.' Dan Snow

'A wonderful, eclectic and entertaining history of everything, full of fascinating, surprising stories.' Suzannah Lipscomb

Did you know that the history of the beard is connected to the Crimean War; that the history of paperclips is all about the Stasi; and that the history of bubbles is all about the French Revolution? And who knew that Heinrich Himmler, Tutankhamun and the history of needlework are linked to napalm and Victorian orphans?

In Histories of the Unexpected, Sam Willis and James Daybell lead us on a journey of discovery that tackles some of the greatest historical themes - from the Tudors to the Second World War, from the Roman Empire to the Victorians - but via entirely unexpected subjects.

By taking this revolutionary approach, they not only present a new way of thinking about the past, but also reveal the everyday world around us as never before.

“你從未見過的歷史。” 丹·斯諾

（Dan Snow ）：所有事物的精彩，折衷和有趣的歷史，充滿着令人着迷的，令人驚訝的故事。Suzannah Lipscomb

您是否知道鬍鬚的歷史與克里米亞戰爭有關？回形針的歷史全都與史塔西有關；泡沫的歷史與法國大革命有關嗎？誰知道海因裏希·希姆萊（Heinrich Himmler），圖坦卡蒙（Tutankhamun）和針線活的歷史與凝固*彈和維多利亞時代的孤兒有聯繫？

在《意想不到的歷史》中，薩姆·威利斯和詹姆斯·戴貝爾帶領我們踏上了探索旅程，探索了一些最偉大的歷史主題-從都鐸王朝到第二次世界大戰，從羅馬帝國到維多利亞時代-但都是完全出乎意料的。

通過採用這種革命性的方法，他們不僅提出了一種思考過去的新方式，而且還前所*有地揭示了我們周圍的日常生活。

作者簡介

James Daybell is Professor of Early Modern British History at the University of Plymouth and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He has written eight books and has appeared in a number of historical BBC TV documentaries. Dr Sam Willis is one of the country's best-known historians. His work takes him on adventures all over the world. He has made 12 TV series for the BBC and National Geographic, including The Silk Road, and has written 14 books, most recently The Struggle for Sea Power: The Royal Navy vs the World, 1775-1782 and The Spanish Armada, a Ladybird Expert Book.

Sam Willis博士是美國*著名的歷史學家之一。他的工作將他帶到了全世界。他為BBC和國家地理（包括《絲綢之路》）製作了12部電視連續劇，並寫了14本書，最近的著作是《海上力量的鬥爭：皇家海軍與世界》（1775-1782年）和瓢蟲專家西班牙艦隊書。 詹姆斯·戴貝爾（James Daybell）是普利茅斯大學（University of Plymouth）的近代英國早期歷史教授，也是皇家歷史學會的會員。他撰寫了八本書，並出現在許多BBC歷史電視紀錄片中。