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The Cartoon History of the Universe III: From the Rise of Arabia to the Renaissance Larry Gonick 9780393324037

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Larry Gonick's celebrated series The Cartoon History of the Universe is a unique fusion of world history and the comics medium, a work of serious scholarship and a masterpiece of popular literature. Praised by Jonathan Spence in the New York Times Book Review as "a curious hybrid, at once flippant and scholarly, witty and politically correct, zany and traditionalist," Gonick's clever illustrations deliver important information with a deceptively light tone, teaching us about the people and events that have shaped our world. This long-awaited new volume covers the Middle Ages around the globe, including the multicultural Middle East, West Africa and the cross-Saharan trade, Central Asia and the Byzantine Empire, the European Dark Ages and the Crusades, the Mongol conquests, the Black Death, the Ottoman Empire, the Italian Renaissance, and the rise of Spain, leading up to Columbus's departure for the new world. Gonick offers an historical survey that is at once multicultural, humanistic, skeptical, and laugh-out-loud funny.

About the Author
Larry Gonick is a professional cartoonist and author of The Cartoon History of the Universe series, among other illustrated books. He lives in San Francisco, California.

Reviews
"Brilliantly rendered and unexpectedly timely.... Will reading an erudite, if flat-out hilarious, account of Middle East history helps us make sense of our current clash of cultures? Let's put it this way; ignorance hasn't worked." -- Garry Trudeau, creator of Doonesbury
"A masterpiece! A must for every animated reader!" -- Steve Martin, actor and writer
"Each new volume of Larry Gonick's epic and irreverent rendition of history is informative, funny, and a triumph of the cartoonist's craft-in other words, cause for celebration." -- Charles Johnson, National Book Award-winning author of Middle Passage
"A brilliant application of the cartoon medium-wedding learning with fun. Bravo!" -- Will Eisner, creator of The Spirit, A Contract with God, and The Dreamer


Awards
Winner of Harvey Award 2003.



Book Information
ISBN 9780393324037
Author Larry Gonick
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 670g
Dimensions(mm) 267mm * 193mm * 18mm

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