A Brief History of the Human Race

First UK edition. 8vo. Pp. xxiv, 385, [7 (blank)]. Black cloth lettered and ruled in gilt to spine. B/w illus., maps, further reading, credits, index.

An often witty account of the past 10,000 years, exploring the forces that have shaped the destiny of the human race – from the domestication of the horse to the conquest of space. Author is Professor of Islamic history at Princeton. "A smart, literate survey of human life from palaeolithic times until 9/11." –Edward Rothstein, The New York Times