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Available
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Publication
DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Pages
612
Description
Traces the course of human history from prehistoric times to the present day, analyzing the common themes, threads, forces, and factors that have shaped human life--including climate, ecology, disease, and geology--and examining human accomplishments, from the technological innovations that changed the world to key cultural, social, artistic, and intellectual achievements.
Description
Homo sapiens have remained the same species, largely unchanged in genetic makeup and anatomy since the Cro-Magnon era. By contrast, the cultural, social, and technological changes since then have been nothing less than extraordinary. Telling our story, from prehistory to the present day, DK's History is a thought-provoking journey, revealing the common threads and forces that have shaped human history.
Includes:
Inventions, discoveries, and ideas that have shaped world history
A look at human achievement through artifacts, painting, sculpture, and architecture
An examination of humankind in context as part of the natural world
Eyewitness accounts and biographies of key figures
A comprehensive timeline chronicling the key events of the countries of the world
Includes:
Inventions, discoveries, and ideas that have shaped world history
A look at human achievement through artifacts, painting, sculpture, and architecture
An examination of humankind in context as part of the natural world
Eyewitness accounts and biographies of key figures
A comprehensive timeline chronicling the key events of the countries of the world
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2007-03
Physical description
612 p.; 10.1 inches
ISBN
0756676096 / 9780756676094
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LibraryThing member Daniel.Estes
Literally everything... condensed. History by the Smithsonian Institution could be a college textbook if the history of civilization wasn't too broad a subject.
LibraryThing member booktsunami
I've long been a bit of a sucker for DK books. The pictures are just so good ...and so many of them. And, In this case the illustrations.....especially the maps are great too. Of course, any book which purports to be a history of the world is going to skimp on some things...well probably most
OK , I haven't read this book from cover to cover and i'm not likely to but I find it fascinating to dig into from time to time and probably will continue to use it in this way.I guess it does really well with what it set out to do but I guess I would have liked some more detail......and that might have required something 10 times the size....and it's a big book (Large format 612 pages) already. Four stars from me.
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things really. And when I wanted some serious detail on Assyrian history, this DK book gave me a summary outline in a few pages but the detail was not there. Still, it did have a section on Assyrian history. Likewise, when I was looking for something on the Scythians, I found a few paragraphs but no real detail. On the other hand, what this book manages to accomplish rather well is the integration of history. They seem to present the history....not just as the history of one tribe or country but as a region with the various forces interacting across wide swathes of territory. And they have some nice illustrated time lines showing what was going on in different parts of the world at particular times in history. OK , I haven't read this book from cover to cover and i'm not likely to but I find it fascinating to dig into from time to time and probably will continue to use it in this way.I guess it does really well with what it set out to do but I guess I would have liked some more detail......and that might have required something 10 times the size....and it's a big book (Large format 612 pages) already. Four stars from me.
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SOC H.000