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| TITLE: |
History : the definitive visual guide : from the dawn of civilization to the present day / editorial consultant, Adam Hart-Davis. |
| PUBLISHED: |
New York, New York : Dorling Kindersley Limited, a Penguin Random House Company, 2015. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
620 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 31 cm. |
| EDITION: |
Revised edition. |
| NOTES: |
"DK Smithsonian"--Cover. |
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Includes index. |
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Origins -- Rulers & Hierarchies -- Thinkers & Believers -- Warriors, Travelers, & Inventors -- Renaissance & Reformation -- Industry & Revolution -- Population & Power -- National Histories. |
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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-- |
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including climate, ecology, disease, and geology--and examining human accomplishments, |
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from the technological innovations that changed the world to key cultural, social, artistic, and intellectual achievements. |
| SUBJECT: |
World history. |
| SUBJECT: |
World history --Pictorial works. |
| SUBJECT: |
Pictorial works. |
| ADDED ENTRY: |
Hart-Davis, Adam. |
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