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Oxford's Atlas of World History is the result of years of intensive work by a specialist team of scholars, editors, and cartographers. It presents the story of humanity in its physical setting, from the emergence of the earliest hominoids to the present day. Truly international in scope, the atlas incorporates the latest research into Asian, African, and Central and South American history, as well as the traditional core of North American and European events.
The Atlas includes sections on the Ancient World, Medieval World, Early Modern World, Age of Revolutions, and the Twentieth Century and Beyond. Each section opens with an introduction that highlights the main socioeconomic, cultural and religious themes of the period, followed by spreads of maps, text, illustrations and captions that discuss specific regions and eras. Spreads depict everything from hunting in Africa in 10,000 BC to the kingdoms of Southeast Asia in the earliest years of the millennium, the decline of the Byzantine Empire, the growth of the Atlantic economies in the 18th century, and standards of living since 1945.
The Atlas features some 450 vivid full-color maps illustrating the major themes and events of world history, 100 photographs, 60 diagrams and hundreds of thousands of words of explanatory text. Unique for such an atlas, the entire work is thoroughly cross-referenced, allowing the reader to move backwards and forwards in time or across the world from region to region, following themes or lines of inquiry across pages.
The new edition brings the Atlas into the 21st Century and up to the present day. New and updated maps and illustrations cover a wide range of evolving subjects such as population changes, international trading, urbanization, political and economic developments, literacy rates, the concentration of world languages, and many more important and always timely subjects. Coverage of Africa, South Asia, Eastern Europe, and every other part of the world is revisited and updated, making this the most up-to-date atlas of world history available, in addition to being the most complete.
A comprehensive index of more than 8,000 entries includes numerous alternative name forms used over the centuries. The Atlas of World History closes with a bibliography that provides a booklist for suggested further reading. Equally well-suited for a general audience and students of history or international relations, the Atlas of World History continues Oxford's presence as the premier publisher of world atlases.
Publisher : Oxford University Press; 2nd edition (October 15, 2010)
Language : English
Hardcover : 312 pages
ISBN-10 : 0199746532
ISBN-13 : 978-0199746538
Item Weight : 3.55 pounds
Dimensions : 11.52 x 1.02 x 9.32 inches
Reviewer: Discerning customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Spending a lot of time with this
Review: Fantastic Atlas of World History. I've owned a few of these over the years, from different authors, but this one is by far the best written and most interesting. Honestly, I wish I could find the time to read it straight through from start to finish. I would learn a lot of world history. But just having this as a general reference and finding time to read one or two entries at a time, it's fantastic. The editor, Patrick O'Brien is a top academic historian, and great editorial direction is evident.
Reviewer: John
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Diagrams and maps simplify learning!
Review: Wonderful maps and illustrations. This book should be part of every school's curriculum. Makes learning enjoyable and helps with long-term retention of facts.
Reviewer: Rob Trans
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: nice historical atlas
Review: The atlas is set up with themes and has a good balance of maps and text to explain events. It covers facets of world history I haven't see together since I was in school. It will make a good reference and interesting to pick up to read a couple of pages (a theme) at a time. Maps are smaller than I'd like, but they're ok. Text is a little small for older eyes.
Reviewer: Mathematrician
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: This is it!
Review: This is it! This is the reference book that provides wonderful maps and excellent summaries of major cultures, nations, and development topics. East, West and everywhere in between, all from early hominids through the 20th century.The atlas is extensive and the summaries are very well written and accessible to adults without any study of history. In fact, that is why I purchased this book. My wife wanted to learn about how civilizations developed from their beginning to today, and to see where these events took place by maps. This book exceed all expectations.
Reviewer: Fishing Tackle Guy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Up To Date and Nicely Made
Review: I keep this volume next to my desk for easy access. It is well made and beautifully illustrated. But it provides less information than I expected.
Reviewer: Sandro
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Muy buen atlas historico
Review: Me gustó mucho este producto. Como historiador y profesor universitario encuentro una herramienta útil en cada página de este libro.
Reviewer: RedDevilMutt
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: If you have less than perfect eyesight, you might want to look at a ...
Review: We just received this book and this review is not about the substance of the content. Rather, it's about the readability of the book. The font size is incredibly small from our perspective. I can read it under a strong light and serious concentration - my wife can't read it all. If you have less than perfect eyesight, you might want to look at a physical copy of the book before buying. We bought a National Geographic Atlas at the same time - no problem at all with the font size or readability of that book. We read lots of books and I don't recall ever having this problem before.
Reviewer: AMA0707
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Fabulous book! Excellent quality
Review: Was recommended to me and Iâm loving this book. Iâm using it in conjunction with others to trace the movements and migrations of people throughout history. Itâs a must have for any genealogist or researcher. Beautiful and good quality
Reviewer: Darlene Mcevoy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: To read about human movement on earth from the beginning till current; with maps and an easy to follow text is fantastic. All human history distilled down into a single book; thatâs quite a feat.
Reviewer: Florian
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Fantastic book, i have a lot to learn and read. A bit expensive though
Reviewer: gilbert
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: My daughter enjoyed it
Reviewer: C
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: A wonderful book, very readable and with a lot of information. I have other Atlas of History (like The Times Complete History of the World , which is also excelent but difficult to read because of its huge size), and this is the one I like the most.
Reviewer: paillet
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: J'ai choisi cette ouvrage pour mon compagnon qui est fan d'Histoire et de Geographie ! Cest un tres bel ouvrage que je recommande fortement !