Berkshire encyclopedia of world history

Author(s)

    • McNeill, William Hardy
    • Bentley, Jerry H.

Bibliographic Information

Berkshire encyclopedia of world history

William H. McNeill, senior editor ; Jerry H. Bentley ... [et al.], editors

(A Berkshire reference work)

Berkshire Pub. Group, c2005

  • : set
  • v. 1
  • v. 2
  • v. 3
  • v. 4
  • v. 5

Other Title

World history

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Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

v. 1. Abraham-Coal -- v. 2. Cold war-Global imperialism and gender -- v. 3. Global migrations in modern times-Mysticism -- v. 4. Napoleon-Sun Yat-sen -- v. 5. Tang Taizong-Zoroastrianism. Index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History is the first true encyclopedic reference on world history. It is designed to meet the needs of students, teachers, and scholars who seek to explore and understand the panorama of our shared history of humans. Anyone who loves history - including those who are making history today - will find this work an endless source of fascinating, thought-provoking coverage of events, people, patterns, and processes.

Table of Contents

  • Content details: > Five volumes
  • 2,500 pages > 550 signed articles by 330 scholars > Overviews of Core Topics > 550 primary text sidebars > 500 illustrations and photos > 60 original maps
  • 30 historical maps > Preface and articles by William H. McNeill > Topical Outline and Comprehensive Index

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Details

  • NCID
    BA73576768
  • ISBN
    • 0974309109
  • LCCN
    2004021830
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Great Barrington, Mass.
  • Pages/Volumes
    5 v. (lxvii, iv, 56, 2221 p.)
  • Size
    29 cm
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