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27%OFFDorothy Ail - World History in Minutes: 200 Key Concepts Explained in an Instant - 9781848667259 - V9781848667259
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World History in Minutes: 200 Key Concepts Explained in an Instant

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Description for World History in Minutes: 200 Key Concepts Explained in an Instant Paperback. The fastest way to learn about human history, from the Ice Age to modern oligarchs. Series: In Minutes. Num Pages: 416 pages, 200 b&w illustrations and diagrams. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 360.

What happened to the Roman Empire? Why was the Magna Carta so important? What led to the First World War? Why did the USSR collapse? World History in Minutes provides succinct answers to these questions - and many more - in 200 simple and accessible essays.

From the 100 Years War to the Gulf Wars, and from the wisdom of Aristotle to the Civil Rights movement, this book distils the major events in human history into easily digestible chunks. Each essay is accompanied by an image - or a clear diagram to illustrate complex ideas - and will plug the gaps in your knowledge of the most important eras, movements and events in the history of humankind. World History in Minutes is the perfect introduction to this expansive subject.

Contents include: Neanderthals, Babylonians, Attilla the Hun, Abyssinian Empire, Magna Carta, Black Death, Inca, Henry VIII Reformation, Ulster Plantations, Rousseau and the Enlightenment, Declaration of Independence, French Revolution, Tonga Civil War, Universal Suffrage, Spanish Influenza, Great Depression, Pearl Harbour, The Space Age, Civil Rights, Environmentalism, Oligarchs and Tiger Economies.

Product Details

Publisher
Quercus Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
In Minutes
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848667259
SKU
V9781848667259
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99

About Dorothy Ail
Tat Wood is author of the About Time series, which explains science, politics and British social theory to an American readership. He has worked in education, teaching English and History to adults and young adults, and alongside this has contributed numerous essays to books published by IB Tauris, University of Manchester Press and Virgin Books. Dorothy Ail is a recent Harvard graduate, majoring in government with a minor in history, and while studying she acted as researcher for the book Citizenship, Faith and Feminism (2011 Brandeis) written by Dr Jan Feldman. Dorothy recently co-authored About Time vol 7 with Tat Wood, with plans for more in the future.

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