
A Visual History of the World
Arcturus Publishing
Will be published approx. on 9. September 2027
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-3988-7413-8 (ISBN)
Description
A brilliantly illustrated reference guide to the history of the world, filled with informative full-color diagrams, infographics and maps.
A Visual Guide to the History of the World presents the story of our past in a bold and enlightening new fashion. Ranging widely across the globe and covering the whole breadth of human history, this volume highlights the common trends and major events that have shaped our world. Divided into eight thematic chapters, it considers themes such as population, culture, economics and war, and presents the most salient facts through easily accessible charts and diagrams.
Through this unique approach, you will discover why empires rose and fell, how the arts flourished in particular times and places, how new political systems arose and how new technologies transformed life across the globe.
A Visual Guide to the History of the World presents the story of our past in a bold and enlightening new fashion. Ranging widely across the globe and covering the whole breadth of human history, this volume highlights the common trends and major events that have shaped our world. Divided into eight thematic chapters, it considers themes such as population, culture, economics and war, and presents the most salient facts through easily accessible charts and diagrams.
Through this unique approach, you will discover why empires rose and fell, how the arts flourished in particular times and places, how new political systems arose and how new technologies transformed life across the globe.
More details
Language
English
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 225 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
810 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3988-7413-8 (9781398874138)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Ian Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Wyse