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Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History: 5-Volume Set

Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History: 5-Volume Set

by WilliamH.NcNeill (Author), WilliamH.NcNeill;JerryH.Bentley;DavidChristian (Editor)

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    Hardcover 2005

    $29.72
Synopsis

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.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 2220
 Publisher: Berkshire Publishing Group
Published: 31 Jan 2005
ISBN 10: 0974309109
ISBN 13: 9780974309101

Media Reviews
Berkshire ... has made an auspicious publishing debut with this unique and readable guide to world history. Library Journal Best Reference Resources 2004 ... no Western bias; there are numerous articles on African and Asian kingdoms and biographies of world figures from ancient through modern times. Sidebars, maps, black-and-white photos, and extracts from documents and books are judiciously distributed throughout the text... this specialized encyclopedia offers a fresh approach to answering the question: How did the world get to be the way it is? It is recommended for public, high school, and university library reference collections. Library Journal, January 2005 Booklist Editors' Choice 2004 A masterful title that weaves together the social, scientific, anthropological, and geographical influences on world history, this set will be the benchmark against which future history encyclopedias are compared ... [and] belongs on the shelves of all high-school, public, and academic libraries. In short: buy it. Now. Booklist Starred Review, January 2005 The encyclopedia's layout is superb... [and the entries] are nothing short of fascinating... Close attention was paid to seemingly minute details that have a great impact on the encyclopedia's ease of use... truly, a fun reference tool for students of all ages... High school, public, and academic libraries will benefit from adding it to their collections and promoting its use at the reference desk. Against the Grain, February 2005 [A] fascinating, engaging analysis of how history has been shaped by key issues, events, and discoveries. Summing Up: Highly recommended. General and academic collections. Choice, April 2005
Author Bio
William H. McNeill, University of Chicago.

Jerry H. Bentley, University of Hawaii, Manoa.

David Christian, Macquarie University.

Ewha Womans University.

David H. Levinson, Berkshire Publishing Group.

John R. McNeill, Georgetown University.

Heidi Roupp, World History Center.

Judith P. Zinsser, Miami University.