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A Little History of the World (originally in German, Eine kurze Weltgeschichte für junge Leser) is a history book by Ernst Gombrich. It was written in 1935 in Vienna, Austria, when Gombrich was 26 years old. He was rewriting it for English readers when he died in 2001, at the age of 92, in London.
Gombrich was the author of many works of cultural history and art history, most notably The Story of Art, a book widely regarded as one of the most accessible introductions to the visual arts, [3] and Art and Illusion, [4] a major work in the psychology of perception that influenced thinkers as diverse as Carlo Ginzburg, [5] Nelson Goodman, [6 ...
Gombrich, Ernst. A Little History of the World (1936 & 1995) Grenville, J.A.S. A History of the World: From the 20th to the 21st Century (2005) Lee, Wayne E. Waging War: Conflict, Culture, and Innovation in World History (2015) excerpt; McKay, John P. and Bennett D. Hill. A History of World Societies (2 vol. 2011), university textbook; McNeill ...
W.N. Weech's History of the World is notable for bearing comparison with Ernst Gombrich's best-selling Little History of the World, a book that is shorter and is addressed to younger readers. (Gombrich, a Jewish émigré from Vienna, was an art historian better known for his classic work, The Story of Art.)
World renowned Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud introduces his theory on psychosexual development, which asserts that there is an immature clitoral orgasm and a mature vaginal orgasm. He states that the clitoris is the site for pre-pubescent orgasms but upon reaching puberty, healthy women should begin having vaginal orgasms instead.
Gombrich was convinced that an intelligent child could understand even seemingly complicated ideas in history, if they were put into intelligible terms. After a long delay it was translated into English by Gombrich and his assistant as A Little History of the World, updated slightly.