詳細資料ISBN:9780131834811 規格:17.8 X 22.9 X 2.5 CM / 普通級/ 單色印刷 內容簡介B> AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORY OF THE WORLDAND UNDERSTANDING WHY THIS KNOWLEDGE IS IMPORTANTHAS BECOME ESSENTIAL FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE WORLD'S SOLE REMAINING SUPERPOWER. BENEFITING FROM THE UNIFYING VIEWPOINT OF A SINGLE AUTHOR, THIS NARRATIVE TELLS THE STORY OF HUMAN EVENTS ON THE MOVETHE EXCITING EVENT HISTORY OF WARS AND POLITICS, BOOMS AND BUSTS, THE RISE AND FALL OF EMPIRES, AND MORE.TRACES THE BROADER DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN INSTITUTIONS AND IDEAS AS THEY EVOLVE THROUGH TIME. COVERS BOTH EVENTS AND BROADER TRENDS AS PART OF MAJOR GLOBAL MOVEMENTS, THROUGH THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED THEM, AND AS SUCCINCTLY AND VIVIDLY AS POSSIBLE. INCLUDES NEW "GLANCE AHEAD" CHAPTER OPENERS THAT HELP READERS FOCUS ON THE MAIN POINTS TO BE DISCUSSED. FEATURES MANY NEW "VOICES FROM THE PAST" BOXES THAT BRING TO LIFE PEOPLE WHO HAVE LONG SINCE PASSED ON. INCLUDES NEW TIME LINES, MAPS, AND PICTURES.AN INTERESTING REFERENCE FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WORLD HISTORY.