Your purchase helps keep The Huntington's mission of enrichment, education, and stewardship alive for generations to come.

Your purchase helps keep The Huntington's mission of enrichment, education, and stewardship alive for generations to come.

Your purchase helps keep The Huntington's mission of enrichment, education, and stewardship alive for generations to come.

Your purchase helps keep The Huntington's mission of enrichment, education, and stewardship alive for generations to come.

Your purchase helps keep The Huntington's mission of enrichment, education, and stewardship alive for generations to come.

Your purchase helps keep The Huntington's mission of enrichment, education, and stewardship alive for generations to come.

Your purchase helps keep The Huntington's mission of enrichment, education, and stewardship alive for generations to come.

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WORLD HISTORY IN MINUTES

What happened to the Roman Empire? Why was the Magna Carter so important? What led to the First World War? Why did the USSR collapse?

World History in Minutes provides succinct answers to these questions--and many more--in 200 simple and accessible essays.
From the 100 Years War to the Gulf Wars, and from the wisdom of Aristotle to the Civil Rights movement, this book distills the major events in human history into easily digestible chunks. Each essay is accompanied by an image--or a clear diagram to illustrate complex ideas--and will plug the gaps in your knowledge of the most important eras, movements and events in the history of humankind. World History in Minutes is the perfect introduction to this expansive subject.
  • 416 pages
  • Softcover
 
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