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

About this Item

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.

Seller Inventory # BSM.15SJD

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

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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.