History: The Definitive Visual Guide

Various

Publisher: DORLING KINDERSLEY

Publication Date: 04/10/2007

Format: Hardback

A 4.4 Million-Year-Old Story
‘Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.’ – George Santayana

History will transform your view of the past. It is a visual feast of the people, events and ideas that shaped humanity – from mankind’s origins to the twenty-first century.

The latest book in the splendid DK reference series takes us on a thought-provoking and illuminating journey. With the guidance of TV historian Adam Hart-Davis:

• Explore humankind’s legacy from architecture and artefacts to ideas that have changed our world.
• Read eye-witness accounts and biographies which give a personal angle to major events.
• Examine the effect we have had on nature and vice versa.
• Discover how the past has been unlocked, from interpreting ancient documents to analysing ice cores.

Original, visually stunning and packed with authoritative information, History is the definitive guide to how we got to where we are today – perfect background reading which will put specialised studies into context.

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