Can I read Culture : the story of us, from cave art to K-pop on EtoBox?

Culture : the story of us, from cave art to K-pop by Martin Puchner is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Culture : the story of us, from cave art to K-pop about?

In Culture, acclaimed author, professor, and public intellectual Martin Puchner takes us on a breakneck tour through pivotal moments in world history, providing a global introduction to the arts and humanities in one engaging volume. What good are the arts? Why should we care about the past? For millennia, humanity has sought to understand and transmit to future generations not just the know-how of life, but the know-whythe meaning and purpose of our existence, as expressed in art, architecture, religion, and philosophy. This crucial passing down of knowledge has required the radical integration of insights from the past and from other cultures. In Culture, acclaimed author, professor, and public intellectual Martin Puchner takes us on a breakneck tour through pivotal moments in world history, providing a global introduction to the arts and humanities in one engaging volume. From Nefertitis lost city to the plays of Wole Soyinka; from the theaters of ancient Greece to Chinese travel journals to Arab and Aztec libraries; from a South Asian statuette found at Pompeii to a time capsule left behind on the Moon, Puchner tells the gripping story of human achievement through our collectiv

Who reads Culture : the story of us, from cave art to K-pop?

Author

Martin Puchner

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9780393867992

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, History & Criticism, Humanities

Rating

4.5 / 5 (39 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14