The timetables of history : a historical linkage of people and events / Bernard Grun.
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TextPublication details: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2005.Edition: 4th edDescription: 835 p. ; 28 cmISBN: - 0743270037
- 9780743270038
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Main Library | NonFiction | 902.02 G888 | Available | 33111004991465 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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
"A Touchstone book."
"Based on Werner Stein's Kulturfahrplan."
Includes index.