JOHN MAN

Jan Little est la victime de l'utopie majeure des années soixante et soixante-dix, celle du retour à la nature : elle ira jusqu'au bout de l'aventure, fût-elle absurde, s'enfonçant jusqu'au fin fond de l'Amazonie, loin de toute habitation humaine,... Lire la suite

En 1434, les livres sont manuscrits et ne circulent pas. Les gens vivent dans la crainte de Dieu. 80 % d'entre eux sont analphabètes. En 1434, Johann Gutenberg a la trentaine. Il vit à Mayence et cela fait maintenant dix ans qu'il fabrique et... Lire la suite

The untold story of the world's greatest empire and the creation of modern China John Man is a historian with a special interest in Mongolia. He has traveled widely across the lands that formed the Mongol Empire, becoming one of the few Western... Lire la suite

L’an Mil marque une étape décisive dans l’histoire de notre Terre : une communication universelle peut enfin s’esquisser. John Man tente ici, pour la première fois, une exploration originale et précise des cultures et des lieux symboles sur les cinq... Lire la suite

Pour la première fois, un document qui, alliant récit, photographies et cartographie en couleurs, retrace pas à pas les stratégies, les tactiques, les mouvements des forces militaires alliées et allemandes. Le premier atlas précis et complet de... Lire la suite

In 1450, all Europe's books were handcopied and amounted to only a few thousand. By 1500 they were printed, and numbered in their millions. The invention of one man - Johann Gutenberg - had caused a revolution. Printing by movable type was a... Lire la suite

China's Great Wall north of Beijing is one of the world's most famous sights. Millions every year climb the line of stone snaking over mountains. We all feel we know the Wall. But we are wrong. It is too big, too varied, too complex to be captured... Lire la suite

Saladin remains one of the most iconic figures of his age. As the man who united the Arabs and saved Islam from Christian crusaders in the 12th century, he is the Islamic world’s preeminent hero. Ruthless in defence of his faith, brilliant in... Lire la suite

It is a wonder of the world. Every year, hundreds of thousands of tourists journey to the Great Wall of China, and a myriad of photographs have made it familiar to millions more. Yet its story remains mysterious and steeped in myth.In this riveting... Lire la suite

Les Huns sont des barbares. Ils boivent, mangent (de la viande crue) et dorment sur leur cheval. Ils sont si prodigieusement laids et tordus qu'ils ressemblent à des bêtes sauvages à deux pattes. Les Huns mutilent leurs enfants. Les Huns sont... Lire la suite

'Man does for the reader that most difficult of tasks: he conjures up an ancient people in an alien landscape in such a way as to make them live.' - Guardian The people of the first nomadic empire left no written records, but from 200 BC they... Lire la suite

«Un ragazzo come tanti viene strappato da casa dal padre, portato in una regione sconosciuta e presentato all'uomo più ricco e potente del mondo, che, incredibilmente, diventa il suo mentore.»
Il viaggio di Marco Polo – da Venezia alla corte di... Lire la suite

An Illustrated Guide to One of the Greatest Events of World War II The Allied landing in German-occupied Normandy on June 6, 1944 was the greatest amphibious operation in military history. In the months that followed, German forces, outnumbered and... Lire la suite

"A very readable account of the protracted and ultimately unsuccessful efforts of the Song, Xia, and Jin dynasties to defend China from the Mongols."— StrategyPage Defending Heaven brings together, for the first time in one volume, the complete... Lire la suite