World History: The Story of Mankind from Prehistory to the Present - Hardcover

Thomas, Hugh

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060174773 ISBN 13: 9780060174774

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1996

Synopsis

Divided into five major sections--The Foundations of History, The Age of Agriculture, Renaissance and Enlightenment, Industrial Life, and The Political Failure--this work covers food, drink, religion, inventions, wars, and more

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Review:

Writing a one-volume history of the world is a project fraught with peril: in such a book, surely something important will be left out, glossed over, missed. Hugh Thomas does a better job than most, especially in his attention to the material basis for human society--the farming, mining, stockraising, and industry that keep us fed and clothed. He has a sweeping view of historical trends, such as the worldwide emergence of kingship and the inevitable collapse of empires. Thomas's view is resolutely Eurocentric, and he passes by Asian history with a swift glance. With that fault in mind, however, the reader will find in Thomas's pages a handy and very well-written work of historical reference.

About the Author:

Hugh Thomas was King Juan Carlos I professor at New York University 1995-1996.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0060174773
• ISBN 13: 9780060174774
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 764