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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of World History
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Description: This handsome single-volume reference belongs in every library. Unique in its color and A-Z dictionary format, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of World history gives students easy access to over 5000 capsule entries on the most important single events, persons or places that shaped world history. It is an essential resource for students who need the most important facts quickly and accurately.
Selected Contents:
(The text of the book was written by Donker van Heel. Editorial consultants include: Prof. dr. R. van Caenegem, Dr. R.J.A. van Houtte, Prof. dr. S.J. de Lact, Prof, dr. J.E. Lohuizen-de Leeuw, Dr. J.A. Maravall, Dr. C. Offringa, Prof. dr. M. de Vroede, Prof. dr. J.M. van Winter, Prof. dr. A.N. Zadoks-Josephus Jitta)
Wars and Battles: American Civil War, World War I and II, Spanish Armada, Cuba Crisis, Gulf War, Spanish Civil War
Politics: Apartheid, Chinese Cultural Revolution, Splendid Isolation, IRA, Watergate, French Revolution
Treaties and Alliances: NATO, Dayton Agreement, UNO, Peace of Versailles
History of Science: Archimedes, Galilei, Keppler, Leonardo da Vinci
Philosophy: Aristotle, Confucius, Lao-Tse, Plato
Religion: Church Fathers, Ayatollahs, Islam, Greek and Roman Gods, Hinduism, Buddhism, Talmud
Ancient States, Cities and Cultures: Aztecs, Maya's, Inca's, Carthage, Roman Empire, Ancient Egypt, Etruscans, Huns, Vikings, Umajjads
Rulers, Military Leaders and Statesmen: Caesar, Cleopatra, Iwan the Great, Alexander the Great, Haile Selassi, Ho Chi Minh, Roosevelt, Richard the Lionheart, Roman Emperors, Peron, Tutanchamen, Simon Bolivar, Napoleon
Historical Concepts: Gladiator, Consul, Renaissance, Abolitionism, Iron Age, Stone Age, Absolutism, Enlightenment
Great Discoveries: Columbus, Cortez, Julian Calendar, Dead Sea Scrolls, Magelhacs, Rosetta Stone
Ideologies: Maoism, Nacizm, Fascism, Communism, Capitalism, Muslim Brotherhood
Art History: Impressionism, Rodin, Jugendstil, Botticelli, Michelangelo
Literature and Music: Lord Byron, Shakespeare, Edda, Mahabbarata, Jules Verne, Mozart, Brecht, Berlioz, Beethoven, Frank Zappa
Prehistory: Various Cultures from the Iron and Stone Ages, Paintings, Altamira, Neanderthal-Man
Personalities: Jack the Ripper, Henry Ford, Gandhi, Mick Jagger, Scharov, Rasputin
From the contents [a short version]
Wars and Battles
Politics
Treaties and Alliances
History of Science
Philosophy
Religion
Ancient States, Cities and Cultures
Rulers, Military Leaders and Statesmen
Historical Concepts
Great Discoveries
Ideologies
Art History
Literature and Music
Prehistory
Personalities
Review(s): [This book] has a broad range. It covers over seventy centuries of world history with entries on political leaders, scientists and philosophers--all in one volume. History Today
Useful ... for quick reference when the most basic information is needed. Library Journal
A unique and beautifully illustrated reference source presented in an easy-to-use three-column, alphabetical format. The more than 5000 brief entries explain historical events and movements and offer biographical details about kings, political leaders, philosophers, scientists, and other important personalities from ancient to modern times with some cross-references included. The text is concise and clearly written. The excellent illustrations (about 1500)--both in black-and-white and vibrant full-color--include photographs, portraits, artifacts, statuary, manuscripts, and maps. The 100 full-color thematic pages that depict topics in greater detail--Napoleon, Artists of the Italian Renaissance, the Roaring Twenties, Mapping the World, and the Aztecs--are a particularly fine feature. An outstanding ready-reference tool. School Library Journal
Although encyclopedic in scope, this book's entries have dictionary length and depth in their succinct explanations of who a person, what an event, or where a place was and its role in the world's history. Generally their explanations will satisfy curiosity. ... In addition to numerous portraits, especially of persons who have lived since the advent of photography, the encyclopedia includes one-page picture essays on topics such as the formation of Israel, Napoleon, and medieval universities in Europe. ... Clear, succinct articles, most of which helpfully go a step beyond a just-the-facts approach. Rettig on Reference.
The lavish color and black-and-white illustrations and the paragraph-long alphabetical entries wrapped around them provide young readers ... a broad sense of history ... through dates and other basic information. ... The portraits and artifacts depicted are from major museums. Reference & Research Book News
An easy-to-use alphabetic arrangement. ... This attractive and colorful work is suitable for quick-reference use in school libraries, at the desk, or in the home. American Reference Books Annual
    
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