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Published on Oct 03, 2017 | 416 Pages
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Published on Oct 03, 2017 | 416 Pages
Take a trip through the defining moments of our global story and see the thinkers, leaders, ideas, and inventions that have shaped the world.
Presented in a beautiful slipcase, World History is an essential guide for anyone who loves history or wants to broaden their knowledge. This accessible book covers over 350 of the world’s most important turning points, from our earliest human ancestors of prehistory to political events of the modern world.
Follow detailed maps showing the continuous movement of humans across the Earth, and examine fascinating paintings illustrating the events and individuals that took them there. Beautiful photography throughout the book will carry you back in time to see the people and places of the stories – along with stunning artifacts from every historical period.
From magnificent buildings like the Colosseum to magnificent words like “I have a dream!”, this guide brings history’s most significant events to life for every reader to discover and enjoy.
Presented in a beautiful slipcase, World History is an essential guide for anyone who loves history or wants to broaden their knowledge. This accessible book covers over 350 of the world’s most important turning points, from our earliest human ancestors of prehistory to political events of the modern world.
Follow detailed maps showing the continuous movement of humans across the Earth, and examine fascinating paintings illustrating the events and individuals that took them there. Beautiful photography throughout the book will carry you back in time to see the people and places of the stories – along with stunning artifacts from every historical period.
From magnificent buildings like the Colosseum to magnificent words like “I have a dream!”, this guide brings history’s most significant events to life for every reader to discover and enjoy.
Author
Philip Parker
Philip Parker is a writer, consultant and publisher specializing in ancient and medieval political and military systems. He studied history at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and is the author of A History of Britain in Maps (2016), the DK Eyewitness Companion Guide to World History (2010) and many more. He was the general editor of Anova’s Great Trade Routes (2010), and winner of a Certificate of Merit for the Mountbatten Maritime Award in the Maritime Media Awards 2013. As a publisher he ran The Times books list, including works on ancient civilizations and The Times History of the World. He lives in London with his partner and daughter.
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