Reviews of Books

Beneath Another Sky: A Global Journey into History

'Human history is a tale not just of constant change but equally of perpetual locomotion', writes Norman Davies. Throughout the ages, men and women have endlessly sought the greener side of the hill. Their migrations, collisions, conquests and interactions have given rise to the spectacular profusion of cultures, races, languages and polities ...

 

Reviews - Beneath Another Sky: A Global Journey into History

Sunday Times

Sunday 26 November 2017 Bryan Appleyard

Vanished Kingdoms drew attention to the fact that nations, like people, are mortal. But, while alive, they all claim some kind of immortality. (…) Beneath Another Sky is effectively a follow-up. But this time it is about the whole world. (…)