The New Penguin History of the World Paperback - 2007
by Roberts, J. M.
An extremely accessible narrative of the world's history
A book of extraordinary ambition, scholarship and accessibility, The New Penguin History of the World covers the history of our planet from our origins on the African savannah to the state of the world six years after September 11, 2001. Tracing the development of different civilizations through the ages, J. M.Roberts examines the periods of turbulence and change, the international shifts in order and power, and the conflicts, divisions, and advances that have shaped the way we live.
A truly global and comprehensive chronicle of human experience-of ordinary people, as well as of those in power-across all continents and conditions, The New Penguin History of the World brilliantly conveys the staggering diversity of human life and achievement.
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A book of extraordinary ambition, scholarship and accessibility, The New Penguin History of the World covers the history of our planet from our origins on the African savannah to the state of the world six years after September 11, 2001. Tracing the development of different civilizations through the ages, J. M. Roberts examines the periods of turbulence and change, the international shifts in order and power, and the conflicts, divisions, and advances that have shaped the way we live.
A truly global and comprehensive chronicle of human experience-of ordinary people, as well as of those in power-across all continents and conditions, The New Penguin History of the World brilliantly conveys the staggering diversity of human life and achievement.
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The roots of history lie in the pre-human past and it is hard (but important) to grasp just how long ago that was.
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- Title The New Penguin History of the World
- Author Roberts, J. M.
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Revised
- Pages 1264
- Language EN
- Publisher Penguin Group USA, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date 2007-12-18
- ISBN 9780141030425
Media reviews
-A. J. P. Taylor, The Observer (London)
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