Product Overview
A complete, authoritative and truly internatioonal guide to the history of the world, from the origins of humanity to the awn of the third millennium. Maps, text and illustrations are skillfully combined to explain and illustrate the major events and themes of 12,000 years of history. 450 color maps, 160 illustrations, diagrams and photographs, 24 pages of comprehensive timecharts, organized by region, 500 encyclopedic entries on events, people and places through the ages.
