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The new fourth revised editionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A vast and absorbing resource, the fourth edition of andlt;iandgt;The Timetables of and#8482;Historyandlt;/iandgt; spans millennia of human history. Unlike any other reference volume, this book gives a sweeping overview of the making of the contemporary world by mapping out at a glance what was happening simultaneously, from the dawn of history to the present day.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;With nearly 100 pages of new material, including:andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;-Recent breakthroughs in science and technologyandlt;BRandgt; -New achievements in the visual arts and musicandlt;BRandgt; -Milestones in religion, philosophy, and learningandlt;BRandgt; -The rise and fall of nations and the emergence of historical figuresandlt;BRandgt; -Landmarks in the drama of daily life around the world
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"A unique, encyclopedic book -- rewarding, informative, entertaining."andlt;BRandgt; andlt;Iandgt;-- The Wall Street Journalandlt;/Iandgt;
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"A fascinating and useful book for a great number of people."andlt;BRandgt; -- Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
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andlt;Iandgt;"The Timetables of and#153;Historyandlt;/Iandgt; can give us a feel for the fluidity and many-sidedness of past experience...[and] can help us see what we thought we already knew in a lively new perspective."andlt;BRandgt; -- Daniel J. Boorstein, from his Foreword
Synopsis
The new fourth revised edition
A vast and absorbing resource, the fourth edition of The Timetables of (TM)History spans millennia of human history. Unlike any other reference volume, this book gives a sweeping overview of the making of the contemporary world by mapping out at a glance what was happening simultaneously, from the dawn of history to the present day.
With nearly 100 pages of new material, including:
-Recent breakthroughs in science and technology
-New achievements in the visual arts and music
-Milestones in religion, philosophy, and learning
-The rise and fall of nations and the emergence of historical figures
-Landmarks in the drama of daily life around the world
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The world-famous reference that tells who did what when from 4500 BC to the present day--now updated for the 21st century. "A unique, encyclopedic book--rewarding, informative, entertaining." --The Wall Street Journal
A vast and absorbing resource, the fourth edition of The Timetables of (TM)History spans millennia of human history. Unlike any other reference volume, this book gives a sweeping overview of the making of the contemporary world by mapping out at a glance what was happening simultaneously, from the dawn of history to the present day.
With nearly 100 pages of new material, including:
-Recent breakthroughs in science and technology
-New achievements in the visual arts and music
-Milestones in religion, philosophy, and learning
-The rise and fall of nations and the emergence of historical figures
-Landmarks in the drama of daily life around the world
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THE NEW FOURTH REVISED EDITION
A vast and absorbing resource, the fourth edition of The Timetables of History spans millennia of human history.
Unlike any other reference volume, this book gives a sweeping overview of the making of the contemporary world by mapping out at a glance what was happening simultaneously, from the dawn of history to the present day.
With nearly 100 pages of new material, including:
Recent breakthroughs in science and technology
New achievements in the visual arts and music
Milestones in religion, philosophy, and learning
The rise and fall of nations and the emergence of historical figures
Landmarks in the drama of daily life around the world