Cartoon History of the Universe III (GN)

From the Rise of Arabia to the Renaiss

Larry Gonick

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W W Norton & Co
08 January 2010

Graphic novels; Fiction-related items; History; General & world history; Early history: c 500 to c 1450&1500; Media Reference; Graphic Novel; Harvey Award

An irreverent survey in comics spanning world history from the birth of Islam to the Byzantine Empire to the Italian Renaissance. 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 historians as a narrative and interpretive tour de force, 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 origin and spread of Islam; 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. Highlighting key events and retrieving oft-neglected historical connections, Gonick offers an historical survey that is at once multicultural, humanistic, skeptical, and laugh-out-loud funny.

By: Larry Gonick
Imprint: W W Norton & Co
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 267mm, Width: 193mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 670g
ISBN: 9780393324037
ISBN 10: 0393324036
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 08 January 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Cartoon History of the Universe III (GN): From the Rise of Arabia to the Renaiss

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