History of the World

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'Tbis book is a stupendous achievement the unrivalled World History for our day *It extends over all ages and all continents. It covers the forgottén experiences of ordinary men as íveli as chronicling the acts ofmen in power. It is unbelievably accurate
in its facts and almost incontestable in its judgements.' A J P Taylor in The Observer
'This is a book I would like to put into the hands of anyone interested in the past.' Alan Bullock
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'Anyone who ivants an outline grasp of history, the core of all
subjects, can grasp it here The Economist
'A work of outstanding breadth of scholarship and penetrating judgements.
There is nothing better of its kind.' The Sunday Telegraph
'A remarkable achievement\ fully justifying the self-confidence
that must have inspired it.' The Daily Telegraph
7 hope it uűill find its way into the library of ± every secondary school in the land.' The Times Educational Supplement
/rom before the Bronzé Age to the collapse of communism,... Tovább

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'Tbis book is a stupendous achievement the unrivalled World History for our day *It extends over all ages and all continents. It covers the forgottén experiences of ordinary men as íveli as chronicling the acts ofmen in power. It is unbelievably accurate
in its facts and almost incontestable in its judgements.' A J P Taylor in The Observer
'This is a book I would like to put into the hands of anyone interested in the past.' Alan Bullock
. • . - jíí
'Anyone who ivants an outline grasp of history, the core of all
subjects, can grasp it here The Economist
'A work of outstanding breadth of scholarship and penetrating judgements.
There is nothing better of its kind.' The Sunday Telegraph
'A remarkable achievement\ fully justifying the self-confidence
that must have inspired it.' The Daily Telegraph
7 hope it uűill find its way into the library of ± every secondary school in the land.' The Times Educational Supplement
/rom before the Bronzé Age to the collapse of communism, History of the World is the premier one-volume history. The events of the past are presented as the continuous and exciting story of humán beings and their achievements. From China to Greece, the Ottoman Empire to the Americas, vast areas of place and time are drawn together in a meaningfdl narrative.
J M Roberts, author and presenter of the television series The Triumph of the West, brings the reader right up to date with the most contemporary history available anywhere. Handsomely illustrated with photographs, in black and white and colour, the specially commissioned maps are highly detailed and of atlas standard. Vissza