Blending exceptional cartography and impeccable scholarship, the Atlas of World History spans 12,000 years from prehistory to the present. Hundreds of stunning full-color maps and illustrations provide a vivid, detailed account of human progress around the globe, beginning with the first civilizatio...
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Blending exceptional cartography and impeccable scholarship, the Atlas of World History spans 12,000 years from prehistory to the present. Hundreds of stunning full-color maps and illustrations provide a vivid, detailed account of human progress around the globe, beginning with the first civilizations of Mesopotamia and culminating in the major world events of the 21st century. The Atlas is the result of years of intensive research by a team of scholars and experts, and is an invaluable reference source for anyone wishing to better understand history on an international scale.
The fully updated Second Edition brings this groundbreaking work to the present day, depicting the latest developments in world religions, populations, languages, trade, and many other aspects of history and human society. Maps, tables, charts, and a fascinating narrative present clear pictures of exactly how much literacy has evolved in recent years, or how carbon dioxide emissions are threatening world coastlines. These updates occur throughout the Atlas, which includes five sections: the Ancient World (with spreads on, among other eras, places and events, Egypt, China, the Silk Road, and the Roman Empire), the Medieval World (including the spread of Islam, the Vikings, the Economy of Europe, and the Inca and Aztec Empires); the Early Modern World (the European discovery of the New World, the Reformation, the growth of science); the Age of Revolutions (the Industrial Revolution, American Civil War, the modernization of Japan); and the Twentieth Century and Beyond (the Russian Revolution, the Great Depression, the Second World War, and the Middle East since 1945). Longer essays throughout the book outline worldwide trends, political developments and military conflicts, highlighting the most significant events and movements across the millennia. Cross references and an 8,000-entry index allow users to move quickly and easily through regions and time periods.
Also featuring a 22-page time chart; 20-page gazetteer of historical events, people, and places; and a helpful bibliography, the Atlas of World History is a spectacular blend of maps by world-renowned cartographers that graphically captures the flow of civilizations through time.
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