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The Times Complete History of the World
The ultimate work of historical reference
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 Complete History of the World is the book that has all the answers.
This is the most comprehensive, authoritative and accessible work on world history available today. It has sold over 2.25million copies and has been translated into 18 other languages since its first publication in 1978. With a narrative scope covering the origins of mankind right through to the turmoil of the 21st century, this book is an unrivalled and breathtaking accomplishment.
With over 600 full-colour maps and charts on a wide range of historical subjects and representing the work of a team of professional historians, this new edition continues a tradition of nearly thirty years of excellence, style, authority and cutting-edge design. This edition is also internet-linked. Readers can follow the weblinks in the book to acess the most up to date information permitting further in-depth exploration of key subjects.
With fully up-to-date text, including material on Iraq a
The Times Complete History of the World
June 5, 2017
This book divides human existence into 7 different sections. Each section is based on time and the closer the book gets to the present, the more pages it devotes to the section. Two pages per topic, filled with a variety of events and multiple maps.
As the raison d'être of this book is the history of the world, each section devotes an explanation of events in each region of the world. Some regions, where written records are more prevalent, are given more weight. Every region of the world is represented here in more ways than one. At times, the book discusses the political issues, other times the religious reasons, but at all times the most important events that transpired.
A problem with the way the authors discuss events is the rarity of explanations. Most of the time, a bunch of different events are given a single sentence, without a clear explanation for the events. Sometimes, paragraphs and different topics are devoted to a particular issue, but most issues are just given the highlights.
This book is an extremely well done survey of every region in the world though different times. It allow the reader to find a variety
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The Times Complete History of the World: Ninth edition
The ultimate work of historical reference
‘The Times Complete History of the World’ is the most comprehensive, authoritative and accessible work on world history available today. It has sold over 2.25 million copies and has been translated into 18 languages since its first publication in 1978. With a narrative scope covering the origins of humankind right through to the turmoil of the 21st century, this book is an unrivalled and breathtaking accomplishment.
With over 600 full-colour maps and charts on a wide range of historical subjects and representing the work of a team of world-class historians, this new edition continues a tradition of more than thirty years of excellence, style, authority and cutting-edge design.
With fully up-to-date text, including new material on the Middle East, China and Russia, this book, edited by leading modern historian Professor Richard Overy, is more compelling than ever.
Updates for the ninth edition include:
• New spreads:
China since 1976
The collapse of the Soviet Union and the creation of modern Russia
The Arab World in transition
• Substantially updated spread on Europe since 1991