Volume 7 of The Home Library Encyclopedia, “Great Events in World History,” presents a summary of the major events that shaped the development of world civilization. Edited by Edmund A. Brown, this volume contains concise, accessible articles on key historical moments from various eras and regions. It examines political changes, cultural achievements, scientific developments, and social mov…
This volume offers a comprehensive overview of modern world history, presenting key political, social, cultural, and economic developments from the early modern period to the present. Compiled by the editorial team of F. A. Brockhaus in collaboration with leading scholars, the book provides clear, concise explanations of major historical events, influential figures, and global transformations. …
This book, written by Manfred Mai, provides a concise and accessible overview of world history from ancient civilizations to the modern era. Aimed at general readers and students, it narrates key historical developments, major cultural shifts, political transformations, and significant events that shaped human civilization. With clear storytelling and chronological structure, the book offers an…
This textbook by Stewart C. Easton provides a broad survey of the development of Western civilization from its ancient origins to the modern era. The work examines major political, social, cultural, and intellectual movements that shaped Western history. Emphasizing continuity and change across centuries, the book offers an accessible narrative supported by illustrations and historical examples…
This book contains a collection of 196 letters written by Jawaharlal Nehru to his daughter, Indira Gandhi, during his imprisonment from 1930–1933. Through these letters, Nehru explains world history in a broad sense, from ancient civilizations and cultural developments to political struggles and major changes in global society. Presented in a narrative and reflective style, this book provides…
During the fateful quarter century leading up to World War I, the climax of a century of rapid, unprecedented change, a privileged few enjoyed luxury as the underclass was “heaving in its pain, its power, and its hate.” In "The Proud Tower", Barbara W. Tuchman brings the era to vivid life: the decline of the Edwardian aristocracy, the Anarchists of Europe and America, Germany and its sel…
Presenting a narrative history of the world over the last 1000 years, this book shows how it might be regarded by a remote future age. The traditional Europe-centred world image is questioned. Contents: 1. The springs of initiative 2. The springs uncoiled 3. The atlantic crisis 4. The twist of initiative 5. The pacific challenge.
This book investigates the major changes in world history and world economy during the past five hundred years and explains to what extent world forces have been responsible for shaping both past and present. Its underlying theme is the struggle for power in which, since the sixteenth century, the West has prevailed. Many of the problems of the contemporary world - including terrorism - are the…
A History of Knowledge is a book on intellectual history, with emphasis on the western civilization. It is a history of human thought covering over 5,000 years of philosophy, learning, and belief systems that surveys the key historical trends and breakthroughs connecting the globalizing human landscape of the 20th century all the way back to the scattered roots of human civilization in India, E…
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