The Timetables of History - Hardcover

 
9780671249878: The Timetables of History

Synopsis

Vast and absorbing, spanning millennia of human history, The Timetables of History achieves a goal in the study of the past that is unmatched by any other reference volume -- it gives us a sweeping overview of the making of the contemporary world. This remarkable book maps out at a glance what was happening simultaneously, from the dawn of history to the present day. Never before has progress been presented with such clarity or with a view that fully captures the essence and the excitement of civilization.

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