Atlas of world history
(eBooks)

eBooks

English

9781849720472 (online)

"An Andromeda book."

Includes bibliographical references.

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Created by historians and cartographersexperienced inconnectingthe written word and the graphic image, this is a reference of the record of human life on earth which maps space and time. Trace the developments in one region of the world through time or compare the nature of different civilizations in any given period. Each map is accompanied by an essay and keys to geographical, political, and social details (cities, battle sites, borders, and migrations of population).

The Concise Atlas of World History is the first major world historical atlas developed in the last twenty years. It is also the first atlas to display the history of the world with a thorough and global perspective. The Concise Atlas of World History allows the user to trace the developments in one region of the world through time, or compare the nature of different civilisations in any given period. Each map is accompanied by an informative essay on the region and period. In addition, each regional map includes keys to geographical, political, and social details (cities, battle sites, borders, and migrations of population etc.), as well as numbered "pointers" that further elucidate major historical events and themes embodied in the map. Created by historians and cartographers experienced in connecting the written word and the graphic image, and prepared under the supervision of an advisory board of scholars of international reputation, the Concise Atlas of World History is the best and handiest reference to date on the record of human life on earth.

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