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The no-nonsense guide to world history / Chris Brazier.
Author
Brazier, Chris
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Language
English
Published/Created
Oxford : New Internationalist Publications ; London : in association with Verso, ©2001.
Description
144 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm.
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Firestone Library - Stacks
D23 .B74 2001
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World history
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Civilization
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Series
No-nonsense guides (New Internationalist Publications (Firm))
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Summary note
This guide integrates concisely the conventional narratives of history with the stories of the continents and communities of Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 143) and index.
Contents
Foreword / William Beinart
1. In the beginning
2. Pharaohs and priestesses
3. Superpowers and barbarians
4. God and the spirit
5. Greek and Latin
6. The rise and rise of religion
7. Light in the East
8. Wars of the cross
9. Glory and murder in the New World
10. The hidden continent
11. Shadow of the Sun King
12. The American way
13. The power and plenty of Asia
14. Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite
15. Revolution
16. Carving up the world
17. Total war
18. The power of the workers
19. Capitalism and Fascism
20. The radical 20th century
Marking time: chronology.
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World history
ISBN
1859843557 ((pbk.))
9781859843550 ((pbk.))
OCLC
48367139
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