Granta Publications, London, 2001. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good Condition. Second impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 330 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. A name has been written on the text block. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. John E. Wills's masterful history ushers us into the worlds of 1688, from the suicidal exaltation of Russian Old Believers to the ravishing voice of the haiku poet Basho. Witness the splendor of the Chinese imperial court as the Kangxi emperor publicly mourns the death of his grandmother and shrewdly consolidates his power. Through these stories and many others, Wills paints a detailed picture of how the global connections of power, money, and belief were beginning to lend the world its modern form. A vivid picture of life in 1688...filled with terrifying violence, frightening diseases...comfortingly familiar human kindnesses...and the intellectual achievements of Leibniz, Locke, and Newton. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; Britain/UK; ISBN: 1862074135. ISBN/EAN: 9781862074132. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 6521. . 9781862074132

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Bookseller: Great Southern Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 6521
Title: 1688: A Global History
Author: Wills, John E
Format/Binding: Trade Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Good Condition
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 1862074135
ISBN 13: 9781862074132
Publisher: Granta Publications
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 2001
Keywords: BZDB137 world, history, global, john wills, 1688, History; Britain/UK; ISBN: 1862074135 EAN: 9781862074132 Wills, John E. 1688: A Global History

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