Author: Herbert George Wells
Publisher: Binker North
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 494
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A Short History of the World is a period-piece non-fictional historic work by English author H. G. Wells. The book was largely inspired by Wells's earlier 1919 work The Outline of History.
Author: John Morris Roberts
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 019511504X
Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 557
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Chronologically discusses the events of history beginning with the evolution of man and ending with the restructuring of Western Europe in 1993.
Author: Christopher Lascelles
Publisher: Crux Publishing Limited
ISBN: 9781909979222
Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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A rapid journey through history from the Big Bang through to the 21st century.
Author: Ruth Brocklehurst
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780794540180
Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 159
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From hunter-gatherers in the Ice Age to technological innovators in modern times, this book provides a short introduction to the world's history. Lively text introduces historical concepts such as civilisation, empires, revolutions, religion and democracy, while bite-size narrative accounts describe the people and events that have shaped our world.
Author: H G Wells
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 426
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Description: "The story of our world is a story that is still very imperfectly known." From the very beginnings of life, spanning across the age of mammals evolving into monkeys, apes and sub-men; from the Neanderthaler to the early days of human adventure; from the beginnings of cultivations to priests, sages, kings and wars; and from the conquests to material knowledge, revolutions and reconstruction of the world.. here is a story of how life began and evolved into 'us.' A comprehensive and compelling account of the world history, H. G. Wells' a Short History of the World is a thought-provoking masterpiece. Constructed on an evolutionary, anthropological and sociological basis, it is an immensely popular period piece that remains one of the most readable of its kind.
Author: A. Z. Manfred
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 599
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Author: Alʹbert Zakharovich Manfred
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 618
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Author: Geoffrey Blainey
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee
ISBN: 1461709865
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 480
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A superb history of the world's people during the last four million years, beginning before the human race moved out of Africa to explore and settle the other continents. Mr. Blainey explores the development of technology and skills, the rise of major religions, and the role of geography, considering both the larger patterns and the individual nature of history. A delightful read, gracefully written, and full of odd and interesting pieces of information as well as thoughtful comparisons that span both time and space. —William L. O'Neill
Author: E. H. Gombrich
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300213972
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 461
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Book Description
E. H. Gombrich's Little History of the World, though written in 1935, has become one of the treasures of historical writing since its first publication in English in 2005. The Yale edition alone has now sold over half a million copies, and the book is available worldwide in almost thirty languages. Gombrich was of course the best-known art historian of his time, and his text suggests illustrations on every page. This illustrated edition of the Little History brings together the pellucid humanity of his narrative with the images that may well have been in his mind's eye as he wrote the book. The two hundred illustrations—most of them in full color—are not simple embellishments, though they are beautiful. They emerge from the text, enrich the author's intention, and deepen the pleasure of reading this remarkable work. For this edition the text is reset in a spacious format, flowing around illustrations that range from paintings to line drawings, emblems, motifs, and symbols. The book incorporates freshly drawn maps, a revised preface, and a new index. Blending high-grade design, fine paper, and classic binding, this is both a sumptuous gift book and an enhanced edition of a timeless account of human history.
Author: John M Roberts
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781417618910
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Vividly written, this "scholarly examination . . . of the major events of the past" ("The Bookwatch") brings the outstanding breadth of scholarship and international scope of the larger "History of the World" within the grasp of every home, school, and library. Roberts brilliantly tells the story of the growing power of humans to remake the world and to control their destinies.
