12 Books That Changed the World

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Melvyn Bragg presents a list of revolutionary works on subjects such as women's rights, marital relations, politics, sport and religion. He explains how such books changed society, industry and human understanding of the world

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  • Season 1 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4

    Melvyn Bragg concludes his list with works from the fields of economics, religion and government. He examines Adam Smith's seminal 1776 text The Wealth of Nations, seen as one of the founding volumes of the modern world, as well as the King James version of the Bible and the Magna Carta. Last in series

  • Season 1 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3

    Melvyn Bragg presents a list of revolutionary writings responsible for changing society, art, industry and human understanding of life. He focuses on works from the worlds of science, morality and sport - namely Isaac Newton's Principia Mathematica, Married Love by Marie Stopes and The First Rule Book of the Football Association

  • Season 1 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2

    Melvyn Bragg continues his list of revolutionary works, examining writings from the fields of the natural world, feminism and politics. He looks at Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species, Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and Speech to the House of Commons, by William Wilberforce

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