Manfred Mai, born in 1949, is one of the best-known German authors of books for children and young adults. Previous publications at Hanser include: Weltgeschichte (2002), the Schiller biography Was macht den Mensch zum Menschen? (2004), and Europäische Geschichte (2007).
How does a Jewish family live? Since when does Christianity exist? What is a Mosque? Why do Hindus not eat cows? And who was Buddha? An important and current book.
Within a religious ...
That’s what distinguishes this book from run-of-the mill history textbooks and also makes it an ideal complement to lessons. This new edition has been revised and updated to include a ...
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A treasure trove of information for all young people who sometimes despair of the world we live in: Manfred Mai presents mankind’s great utopian visions and gives us plenty to discuss.
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From antiquity to the struggle for European unity – Manfred Mai traces the development of our continent with a historian's expert knowledge and the flair
of the experienced storyteller.
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Concision and clarity – those were the characteristics of Manfred Mai?s Weltgeschichte which earned the book such resounding and unanimous praise. But of course there is much, much more to say ...
moreThe classic author rehabilitated as a man of flesh and blood, his work liberated from dusty school shelves: this Schiller biography for young readers underlines, once again, the narrative and ...
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Why did Heinrich IV take his famous walk to Canossa?
What was so "reasonable" about the "age of reason"?
Which very advanced culture built the first indoor swimming pools?
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2009 Staufermedaille des Landes Baden-Württemberg
2004 Beste 7 Bücher für junge Leser, Deutschlandfunk
2004 Kinder- und Jugendbuchliste (Radio Bremen & SR)
2003 Nominierung für den Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis
