词条 | A Little History of the World |
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Short historyThe short history chronicles human development from the inventions of cavemen to the results of the First World War. Additionally, the book describes the beliefs of many major world religions, including Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam, and incorporates these ideas into its narrative presentation of historical people and events. Leonie Gombrich explains in the book's introduction that Gombrich, writing the last phases of his doctoral thesis, corresponded with the young daughter of some friends, who wanted to know what he was spending all of his time on at work. It was a great pleasure for Gombrich to explain his doctoral work to the girl, using only words and concepts that children could understand. Convinced that an intelligent child could understand even seemingly complicated ideas in history, if they were put into intelligible terms, Gombrich composed a sample chapter on the "Ritterzeit" (Time of the Knights), and sent it to the publisher Walter Neurath. Excited about the text, but somewhat pressed for time, Neurath asked Gombrich to produce a complete script in six weeks, so that the book could be printed. Unsure of his ability to satisfy such a demand, Gombrich, after some convincing, promised to try. He set himself to the task of writing a chapter a day (with the exception of Sundays, when he would share his work with his later wife, Ilse Heller). He spent his mornings and afternoons reading in his home and at the library and reserved his evenings for composition.[1] He chose his themes based on what seemed to him to be the most influential events in history from a modern perspective, and based upon what remains best remembered. Somewhat miraculously, he delivered the text on time, and the book appeared to the public in 1936. Later, the book was banned during the National Socialist (Nazi) regime for being too pacifistic.[1][2] Gombrich's goal in the book is summarized in his following words, which appear in the foreword to the book's Turkish edition:
ReviewsAnthony Grafton, in the Wall Street Journal, reviewed Gombrich's book: "Lucky children will have this book read to them. Intelligent adults will read it for themselves and regain contact with the spirit of European humanism at its best." Chapter titles
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References{{Primary sources|date=December 2009}}1. ^1 2 {{cite news | title=This Story Sadly Appropriate for Children | work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/25/arts/design/25hohe.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0| date=September 25, 2005 | accessdate=November 11, 2014 | author=Hohenadel, Kristin}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Little History of the World, A}}2. ^A Little History of the World, English Edition, Preface. 3. ^The above information is contained in the foreword, by Leonie Gombrich. 3 : History books|1935 books|German books |
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