Synopses & Reviews
A national bestseller, this brilliant 4000 year survey covers not only Jewish history but he impact of Jewish genius and imagination on the world. By the author of Modern Times: The World From the Twenties to the Eighties.
Synopsis
National Bestseller
"A tour de force. . . . A remarkable achievement." --New York Times Book Review
"A marvelous book. . . . This is history: richly textured, provocative and wise." --Plain Dealer
From acclaimed historian Paul Johnson, author of Modern Times and A History of American People, this brilliant 4000 year survey covers not only Jewish history but the impact of Jewish genius and imagination on the world.
Description
Bibliography: p. [593]-629.
About the Author
Paul Johnson is a historian whose work ranges over the millennia and the whole gamut of human activities. His History of Christianityand History of the Jewsdescribe the religious dimension, his Modern Timesencapsulates the twentieth century, and his Art: A New Historyis the story of visual culture in all its forms, from the cave painters to today. He contributes a weekly essay to the Spectator, a monthly column to Forbes, practices the gentle art of watercolor painting, and lives in London and Somerset. He has four children and eight grandchildren.