{"product_id":"zk4ox8fe19qr","title":"The History of Information by Chris  Haughton [Paperback]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA journey through the evolution of knowledge, communication, and information.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe debut non-fiction book by best-selling author Chris Haughton.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistory, as it is often taught, is a list of kings and queens and treaties and events. It presents the what and when, but it rarely asks why.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy is it that we had kings and queens at all?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy then all of a sudden did we abandon them and shift to democracies?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy did the world’s religions rise around the same time?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy is society dominated by men?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe answers all come down to the same thing: information. The striving to share information, and – at the same time – the striving to undermine it, explains so much of today's world and connects so many seemingly unconnected things: the rise of religions, states, science, democracy, the west, militarism, racism, fascism, consumerism, big tech, polarisation, and AI.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis history of information is closely connected to the history of visual communication – and as these two are largely the same – it makes sense to tell this story visually: a history of graphics told through graphics. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe History of Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, through a mix of timelines, graphics, and illustrations, clearly breaks down and explains each concept for children and adults alike.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe History of Information\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eincludes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautiful look at the story of information; from the first languages and cave paintings, through to how we communicate and record information today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContent written and illustrated by world famous and multi-award winning author and illustrator, Chris Haughton.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA global journey throughout history from the origination of language, how information has been passed on and recorded, and how this affected humanity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"DK (Dorling Kindersley)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48329467920634,"sku":"ZK4OX8FE19QR","price":891.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/0473\/5226\/files\/ZK4OX8FE19QR-2.jpg?v=1748064817","url":"https:\/\/versoz.co.in\/products\/zk4ox8fe19qr","provider":"VERSOZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}