A rapid journey through history from the Big Bang through to the 21st century.
Mr. Blainey explores the development of technology and skills, the rise of major religions, and the role of geography, considering both the larger patterns and the individual nature of history.
Essays discuss Greek and Chineese art, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Dutch genre painting, Rubens, Rembrandt, art collecting, museums, and Freud's aesthetics
A Short History of the World is a period-piece non-fictional historic work by English author H. G. Wells first published by Cassell & Co, Ltd Publishing in 1922. It was...
Chronologically discusses the events of history beginning with the evolution of man and ending with the restructuring of Western Europe in 1993.
Despite the numerous books on World War II, until now there has been no one-volume survey that was both objective and comprehensive.
For this edition the text is reset in a spacious format, flowing around illustrations that range from paintings to line drawings, emblems, motifs, and symbols. The book incorporates freshly drawn maps, a revised preface, and a new index.
'This book deserves a place in your bookcase next to Harari's Sapiens.
Fromhunter-gatherers in the Ice Age to technological innovators in modern times,this book provides a short introduction to the world's history.
Discover the most impactful and incredible episodes from human history, from the prehistoric era to the early twenty-first century, through fifty of the most surprising and often less well-known places in the world.
He also thanks Ross Dunn, Terry Burke, and the World History for Us All team for the intense, complex, and difficult—but profoundly interesting—discussions that came about from working on the WHFUA website. His wife Chardi supported and ...