The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events, Based on Werner Stein's Kulturfahrplan

Grun, Bernard

ISBN 10: 0671249878 / ISBN 13: 9780671249878

Published by Simon & Schuster, 1979

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events, Based on Werner Stein's Kulturfahrplan
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0671249878
• ISBN 13: 9780671249878
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 49 ounces

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Synopsis

Vast and absorbing, spanning millennia of human history, The Timetables of History achieves a goal in the study of the past that is unmatched by any other reference volume -- it gives us a sweeping overview of the making of the contemporary world. This remarkable book maps out at a glance what was happening simultaneously, from the dawn of history to the present day. Never before has progress been presented with such clarity or with a view that fully captures the essence and the excitement of civilization.