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Atlas of world history
Title
Atlas of world history [electronic resource] / John Haywood, editor.
ISBN
9781849720472 (online)
9780760706879 (print)
0760706875 (print)
Published
[Abingdon, Eng.] : Andromeda, 2002, c1997 (Boston, Mass. : Credo Reference, 2012.)
Physical Description
1 online resource (127 entries) : 239 images, digital files.
Local Notes
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Notes
"An Andromeda book."
Description based on title page of print version.
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Summary
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.
Variant and related titles
Title on title screen: Concise atlas of world history, Andromeda.
Credo reference.
Other formats
Print version:
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 19, 2022
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
The Ancient World 4,000,000-500 BC
The Classical World 500BC- AD 600
The Medieval World AD 600-1492
From Columbus to American Independence 1492-1783
The Nineteenth Century World 1783-1914
From World War I to the present
Maps.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Electronic books.
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