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A History of the World in 10 objects
Paperback
Publisher: Veritas Ink and Press
Published: Jul 22 2025
Pages: 72
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.19 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Ten objects. Ten stories. A journey through human time - in English and Japanese, side by side. A History of the World in 10 Objects explores the rich intersections of language, culture, and history through ten deeply researched stories. Geological epochs carve out an inkstone destined for a Chinese emperor; wood revered since biblical times whispers of millennia beneath ancient canopies; delicate leaves chart centuries of global tea trade; while borders, drawn and redrawn over mere decades, shape countless lives. Each story is carefully crafted to support advanced language study and cultural literacy.
With English and Japanese texts on facing pages, readers can move seamlessly between languages, building vocabulary and intuition without breaking narrative flow. The prose spans a broad range of structures and expressions, aligning with JLPT N3-N2 standards to deepen linguistic and cultural fluency. Rich full-color and black-and-white illustrations enhance learning, bringing historical textures vividly to life. Ideal for university libraries, language programs, or independent readers seeking more than textbook exercises - discovering not only new words, but new worlds.
10の物語、10の物たち。英語と日本語でめぐる、 人間の時間の旅。 『10の物語で語る世界史』は、言語・文化・歴史の交差点を 豊かに探究する、10の綿密に調査された物語を収めています。 中国の皇帝の机を飾る硯には地質学的な歳月が刻まれ、 聖書にも登場する木々は何千年もの森の記憶を囁きます。 繊細な茶葉は数百年にわたる国際交易を映し出し、 わずか数十年で引き直される国境は、無数の人々の運命 を形作ってきました。
それぞれの物語は、上級の言語学習や文化理解を支えるよう 精巧に構築されています。英語と日本語が見開きで並び、 視線を自然に行き来させながら語彙と表現を増やし、 物語の流れを途切れさせることなく直感的な読解力を養います。 JLPT N3〜N2レベルに対応し、多様な文構造や文化的深みを 学べる内容です。 豊富なカラー・モノクロのイラストが学びを一層引き立て、 歴史の質感を鮮やかに伝えます。大学図書館や語学プログラム、 教養を深めたい個人読者にも最適な一冊。 新しい単語だけでなく、新しい世界を、どうぞ発見してください。
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