- Gebundene Ausgabe: 430 Seiten
- Verlag: Harpercollins UK; Auflage: New edition. (30. September 2010)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0007315694
- ISBN-13: 978-0007315697
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 38 x 27,8 x 4,4 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 290.563 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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/ "This is one of the great works of historical reference in the English language. If you were allowed only one history book in the whole of your life, The Times Complete History of the World would be hard to beat because it conveys a sense not only of time, but also of place." Niall Ferguson, Professor of History, Harvard University. / "Wonderfully told history, brilliant graphics and maps, comprehensive and utterly accessible. In the internet age, proof positive that this reference book still has the edge by a considerable margin." Jon Snow
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A dramatically revised and meticulously updated edition, with every spread having been redesigned and rewritten, and every map and chart amended accordingly. A highly authoritative, quality reference book, with over 520 computer-generated maps and contributions from over 100 leading historians from around the world. 150 colour illus.
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Excellent book, but available much cheaper from....
29. Januar 2005
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
This volume is the successor (and the most current edition as of this date) to the "Times Atlas of World History" and "Hammond Atlas of World History" works. Since Hammond was purchased by Langenscheidt Publishing Group, the publishing of this work has been given to Harper Collins. Richard Overy has taken on sole editorship since the death of Geoffrey Barraclough.
I don't know why the odd price, but perhaps it is a straight conversion of the UK Pound Sterling price?
I am a total Amazon fanatic, but I have located this new edition at a much cheaper price than Amazon. Barnes and Noble publishes a "house version" of this exact work (with Stonehenge on the cover) priced at only $39.95 and currently available for 50% off that price ($19.97)! The content is identical to the Harper Collins version. The B&N version is also printed in Spain and the paper quality appears to be equal to that of the Harper Collins version. The binding may be of lower quality, but I cannot confirm that. The ISBN of the Barnes and Noble edition is 0760767254. You can even visit your local B&N store and read it before you buy. Note you cannot buy the B&N version from Amazon. Just search on the ISBN on their website.
As to the content of the book, it is thorough and highly interesting. If you love history as much as I do, you will spend hours with this book! I highly recommend it!
I don't know why the odd price, but perhaps it is a straight conversion of the UK Pound Sterling price?
I am a total Amazon fanatic, but I have located this new edition at a much cheaper price than Amazon. Barnes and Noble publishes a "house version" of this exact work (with Stonehenge on the cover) priced at only $39.95 and currently available for 50% off that price ($19.97)! The content is identical to the Harper Collins version. The B&N version is also printed in Spain and the paper quality appears to be equal to that of the Harper Collins version. The binding may be of lower quality, but I cannot confirm that. The ISBN of the Barnes and Noble edition is 0760767254. You can even visit your local B&N store and read it before you buy. Note you cannot buy the B&N version from Amazon. Just search on the ISBN on their website.
As to the content of the book, it is thorough and highly interesting. If you love history as much as I do, you will spend hours with this book! I highly recommend it!
25 von 26 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
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18. Januar 2005
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
I know there are many editions of this book, but mine is the one with a cityscape on the cover with stonehendge reflected on the water. Anyways, getting to the point...
I'm a history education major, and I found this book to be one of the best comprehensive world history books i've come across. The subject matter is presented in a fairly non-biased perspective, sticking mostly to the facts. Even to someone who already knows a lot about history, this book is a great reference. If you don't know a lot about history, this book will help you become an expert.
The book itself is quite beautiful. There are many maps, graphs and illustrations of relevence to help capture the period. One of the key features of the book is that it features web links to many other relevent sites to whatever concept the book is talking about, helping greatly in research projects. At the end of the book, there is a great glossary to look up things you may not know about.
If you enjoy this book, then I also reccomend the "Oxford Atlas of World History" by O'brien, or if you want a more detailed study of American history then I reccomend "The Story of America" by Weinstein and Rubel.
All in all, this book is well worth it's higher cost.
I'm a history education major, and I found this book to be one of the best comprehensive world history books i've come across. The subject matter is presented in a fairly non-biased perspective, sticking mostly to the facts. Even to someone who already knows a lot about history, this book is a great reference. If you don't know a lot about history, this book will help you become an expert.
The book itself is quite beautiful. There are many maps, graphs and illustrations of relevence to help capture the period. One of the key features of the book is that it features web links to many other relevent sites to whatever concept the book is talking about, helping greatly in research projects. At the end of the book, there is a great glossary to look up things you may not know about.
If you enjoy this book, then I also reccomend the "Oxford Atlas of World History" by O'brien, or if you want a more detailed study of American history then I reccomend "The Story of America" by Weinstein and Rubel.
All in all, this book is well worth it's higher cost.
10 von 10 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Outstanding
26. November 2007
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
I picked this item up for significantly less than list off of a bargain shelf. It has turned out to be an incredible find! An historical atlas can either be too detailed or not detailed enough, and they tend to be very expensive. This one has really been remarkable.
Each page is very well laid out with several intricate but imminently readable maps, often with multiple data sets plotted on them. The text of the page is succinct but very direct in explaining what is important on the particular page, as well as appropriate caption blocks for each of the maps.
Things are not whitewashed either. In the same atlas we have a page about both the atrocities of Stalin and American misdealings with the Native Americans. Perhaps being of British origin allows a bit of political neutrality that we're not used to.
Coverage focuses on European history but not to the exclusion of the rest of the world at all. I found it to be very balanced and appropriate. Layout was also very logical as you can find the next relevant maps on a following page, not in a totally different section of the Atlas. The combination of all of these factors make it work like a visual history book, bringing you from pre-history up to the present. Coverage of the present is good too with pages devoted to understanding the current
economy, environmental trends, etc.
All in all, I was a extremely pleased with this atlas and it would be hard for me to see how to improve on it.
Each page is very well laid out with several intricate but imminently readable maps, often with multiple data sets plotted on them. The text of the page is succinct but very direct in explaining what is important on the particular page, as well as appropriate caption blocks for each of the maps.
Things are not whitewashed either. In the same atlas we have a page about both the atrocities of Stalin and American misdealings with the Native Americans. Perhaps being of British origin allows a bit of political neutrality that we're not used to.
Coverage focuses on European history but not to the exclusion of the rest of the world at all. I found it to be very balanced and appropriate. Layout was also very logical as you can find the next relevant maps on a following page, not in a totally different section of the Atlas. The combination of all of these factors make it work like a visual history book, bringing you from pre-history up to the present. Coverage of the present is good too with pages devoted to understanding the current
economy, environmental trends, etc.
All in all, I was a extremely pleased with this atlas and it would be hard for me to see how to improve on it.
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