The World : an illustrated history / edition by Geoffrey Parker.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, ©1986.Edition: First U.S. editionDescription: 480 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cmISBN:- 0060155027
- D20. P375 1986
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Monograph | Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University | D20.P375 1986 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Donated by Daood Moosa. | 3ACKU000532696 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 468-469) and index.
Contents: Human origins -- The Agricultural revolution -- The Birth of civilization -- The Age of iron -- Greece and Rome -- World religions -- The end of the ancient world -- Islam -- Europe recovers -- The Mongol onslaught -- The expansion of Europe -- China in transition -- China and Japan -- The Ottoman Empire -- Africa before the Europeans -- American before the Europeans -- Europe: State and power -- The West and the wider world -- Asia -- The age of revolutions -- The making of Russia -- The making of the USA -- Industry and empire -- The end of the old order -- The world in conflict -- The modern world.
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