The world-famous reference that tells who did what when from 4500 BC to the present daynow updated for the 21st century.
';A unique, encyclopedic bookrewarding, informative, entertaining.' The Wall Street Journal
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,
Binding: Paperback,
Pagination: 848 pages
