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For decades William L. Langer's best-sell-ing Encyclopedia of World History was the indispensable, authoritative guide to all of human history. Now, under the direction of a distinguished new editor, comes an updated and dramatically improved version for a new generation, the only encyclopedia of its kind with a bound-in, searchable compact disc of the complete text. The result is a wholly accessible, absorbing canvas of world history that no student, scholar, or amateur historian should be without.
Renowned historian Peter N. Stearns and thirty prominent historians have combined their expertise over the past ten years to perfect this comprehensive chronology of more than 20,000 entries that span the millennia from prehistoric times to the year 2000. /With a unique format that has won it generations of fans, the Encyclopedia continues to feature chronological entries grouped by geographic region,... Tovább

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For decades William L. Langer's best-sell-ing Encyclopedia of World History was the indispensable, authoritative guide to all of human history. Now, under the direction of a distinguished new editor, comes an updated and dramatically improved version for a new generation, the only encyclopedia of its kind with a bound-in, searchable compact disc of the complete text. The result is a wholly accessible, absorbing canvas of world history that no student, scholar, or amateur historian should be without.
Renowned historian Peter N. Stearns and thirty prominent historians have combined their expertise over the past ten years to perfect this comprehensive chronology of more than 20,000 entries that span the millennia from prehistoric times to the year 2000. /With a unique format that has won it generations of fans, the Encyclopedia continues to feature chronological entries grouped by geographic region, allowing readers to get an in-depth view of distinct events along with a virtual timeline of human history.
But this new edition is much more than an expansion of a classic; it reflects important recent changes in historical trends and historical thinking. In addition to showcasing traditional facts of national leadership and state power, the Encyclopedia embraces social and cultural developments, non-European history, women's history, religion, health, economics, technology, and other vital but less often reported aspects of the human drama. Here is a chronicle not only of major political events but of ordinary people, covering shifts in the relationships between men and women, developments in leisure, and demographic currents. And for all periods there are summaries of global developments that cannot be captured in national or regional frameworks.
/ As editor Stearns notes in his preface,

"As a devotee for many years of William L. Langer's classic Encyclopedia of World History, I have long yearned for a new edition that vs'ould bring this indispensable work up to date and would also reflect new trends in the historical literature. Peter Stearns and his team have now met this need with flair and imagination and with impressive comprehensiveness and accuracy. This splendid volume belongs on the shelf of every history lover."
— ARTHUR M. SCHLESINGER, JR.
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• More than 20,000 concise entries, ordered chronologically through the year 2000
52 maps for easy reference
• Muhiple cross-references between entries \ ^
• Comprehensive index for quick searches ^
• New, incisive overviews of each era and region
• PC compact disc containing the entire text and all maps
^6ound-in CD-ROM:
• Features the complete text of The Encyclopedia of World History
• Allows users to search for information by keyword (proper name, event, place, or date) or to browse through a detailed oudine of the entire book
• Features 52 color maps and 66 genealogical tables
• Can be used with any Microsoft® Office application: click on a word in Microsoft® Word, for example, and the Encyclopedias relevant entry pops up instantly. / Vissza