The Times Atlas of World History (Third Edition)

This reference work contains seven sections:
The world of early man
The first civilisations
The classical civilisations of Eurasia
The world of divided regions
The world of emerging West
The age of European dominance
The age of global civilisation
The book is prefaced with an eleven page "World Chronology" which is quick-view timeline across general geographic regions. It is suffixed with a Glossary (38 pages), helpful in cross-referencing names and places, and an index (26 pages).
Each section is further divided into given subjects and contain between one and nine maps, charts to show economic, demographic, manufactures, agricultural output, drug trade and other data as needed. Occasionally illustrations are included on a topic.