World History in 100 Subjects

History is written by the victors? If so, then it is extremely subjective. And what if the relics and exhibits of those times would tell the story? What would the Oduvai ruble tell about the past of mankind? And the coin of Alexander the Great or the head of the Buddha from Borobudur? A Victorian service or a credit card? Much more than it seems at first glance.

It is thanks to this view of history that this book appeared. In it, researcher Neil McGregor told the history of the world not through a clear chronology, but with the help of 100 objects from the British Museum. The age of the exhibits is from two million years to our time, the geography is the entire world. And this is not a subjective selection, but an attempt to evenly cover different eras and continents in order to consistently tell about the past and ancient past. To show how people shaped the world and how the world shaped people.