| Description |
xi, 464 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: Ringwood, Vic.: Viking, 2000. |
| Contents |
-PART ONE- From Africa / When the seas were rising / The first green revolution / The dome of night / Cities of the valleys / Amazing sea / Lord of the Yellow, king of the Ganges / The rise of Rome / Israel and the anointed one / After Christ / The sign of the crescent / Teh wild geese cross the mountains / Towards Polynesia / Signpost / the Mongols / The perils of climate and disease / New messengers / Birdcage / The Inca and the Andes / Reformation / Voyage to India / the New World bears gifts / The glass eye of science / Dethroning the harvest / The fall of a pack of cards / Beyond the Sahara / Noble steam / Will all be equal? A globe unwrapped / The world wars / The bomb and the moon / No fruits, no birds. |
| Summary |
A compact history of the world, covering a period that spans four million years, focusing on the themes of technology and skills, the rise of the major religions, geographical factors, and the power of the moon, stars, and the night sky on human experience. |
| Subject |
World history.
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World history. (OCoLC)fst01181345
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Weltgeschichte.
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| ISBN |
1566634210 (alk. paper) |
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9781566634212 (alk. paper) |
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1566635071 |
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9781566635073 |
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