The timetables of history : a horizontal linkage of people and events / Bernard Grun.

By:

Grun, Bernard, 1901-1972

Contributor(s):

Stein, Werner, 1913-. Kulturfahrplan

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Simon & Schuster, c1991.Edition: New 3rd rev. edDescription: 724 p. ; 29 cmISBN:

0671749196
9780671749194
067174271X (pbk.)
9780671742713 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Chronology, Historical -- Charts, diagrams, etc

DDC classification:

902/.02 20

LOC classification:

REF D11 .G78 1991

Summary: The classic history reference, brought completely up to date, linking more than 30,000 events in an overview of 7,000 years of civilization. The Timetables of History is an indispensable resource that distills the essence of civilization, highlighting significant moments in history, politics, philosophy, religion, art, science and technology. 2 color throughout. 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.

Item type:

Book

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Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Bishop Okullu Memorial Library (Limuru Campus) Reference	Non-fiction	REF D11 .G78 1991 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Not For Loan	028743

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"A Touchstone book."

"Based on Werner Stein's Kulturfahrplan."

Includes index.

The classic history reference, brought completely up to date, linking more than 30,000 events in an overview of 7,000 years of civilization. The Timetables of History is an indispensable resource that distills the essence of civilization, highlighting significant moments in history, politics, philosophy, religion, art, science and technology. 2 color throughout. 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.

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