{"product_id":"history-in-quotations","title":"History In Quotations","description":"\u003cp\u003e'History in Quotations' is an exciting and original work of historical reference. From the Iraq of ancient Babylon to the Iraq war of 2003 - taking in the histories of Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia in a grand global sweep - it uses the innovative medium of some 9000 chronologically arranged quotations to tell the story of more than 5000 years of recorded history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe quotations are presented in 90 chapters, each of which focuses on a key historical theme or period. Every quotation is accompanied by details of its source, and, where necessary, by an explanatory contextual gloss. Cross-references guide the user from one quotation to another, related by its subject or its author. A comprehensive index of speakers and subjects allows the user to locate quotations by individual speakers and on specific historical subjects quickly and without fuss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimultaneously a work of historical reference and an addictively browsable work of popular history, 'History in Quotations' gives the reader a front-row seat at the unfolding drama of 5000 years of recorded history. Here, expressed through a multitude of historical voices, are words that gave expression to new religious and political creeds; words that voiced the aspirations of the oppressed; words that set nation at war with nation; words that sealed the fates of millions: above all - words that have made history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44787922239667,"sku":"9780297844860","price":1356.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477415489780297844860.jpg?v=1762823694","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/history-in-quotations","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}