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192 pp.
| Kingfisher/Macmillan |
April, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7534-6388-8$24.99
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4-6
This overview breaks history into four periods: ancient world, medieval world, exploration and empire, and modern world (1800s to the present). Each section is further divided into cramped, heavily illustrated double-page spreads that superficially discuss such topics as "Ancient Greece," "Medieval India," "The Ottoman Empire," and "The Cold War." Browsers may enjoy the detailed picto-maps that dominate the pages. Timelines. Ind.