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TIMES HISTORY OF WORLD EPU EB
About this book
Discover the scope of the world's history
* With exclusive article by Richard Overy *
Beginning with the story of early man, and culminating in the rise of global terrorism and environmental issues, the text is a breathtaking and unrivalled narrative which includes voyages of discovery, revolutions and wars, dynasties and empires.
Richard Overy, with a team of historians, presents a factual chronological narrative as well as his own opinion-led piece in an extended article 'The State of the World' in which he gives his views on the primary factors which shape the world we live in.
With fully-up-to-date content including material on Iraq, Afghanistan, terrorism and the environment, as well as the latest research into prehistory, this is the most complete and readable record of our world yet.
From cavemen to the Cold War, from Alexander the Great to global warming, from warfare through the ages to the great voyages of exploration, The Times History of the World is the book that has all the answers, the detail and the authoritative text in one breathtaking single historical source.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- One Human Origins and Early Cultures
- Two The First Civilizations
- Three The Classical Civilizations of Eurasia
- Four The World of Divided Regions
- Five The World of The Emerging West
- Six The Age of European Dominance
- Seven The Age of Global Civilization
- Chronology of Significant Events In World History
- Bibliography
- Index
- Copyright
- About the Publisher