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The Puffin History of the World: Volume 2

By Roshen Dalal

Book information

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Year
2014
ISBN
9789351188827, 9780143331582
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
11 MB (11268831 bytes)
Pages
\0
Time added
2023-03-11 20:28:06

Description

From the world wars to the French revolution, the emergence of the Internet to the decoding of the genome, Roshen Dalal traces the progress of human civilization across the centuries. Find answers to how the slave trade came about and how industrialization happened. Follow the rise and fall of great empires such as the Ottomans and the Mughals, the breakdown of communism in China and the destruction and rejuvenation of Japan post nuclear attacks. Discover how new countries shaped their boundaries and great art and literature flourished. Beginning at 1500, this sequel volume packs in interesting stories and quotes, portraits of colourful personalities, fun trivia as well as numerous maps and illustrations that bring global history alive.

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