Essentials of World History

by Jean Reeder Smith, Lacey Baldwin Smith

This comprehensive global outline reviews world events from prehistory and the dawn of civilization to the 1990s. The text surveys the world region by region, and covers non-Western civilizations as well as Europe and America. The authors summarize major developments in politics, society, science, technology, and the arts.

468 pages, Paperback

First published February 5, 1980

Reviews

[Paul]

Gives you all you need to cop an attitude in conversation about world history. Just avoid Matt Damon in Boston bars...

[Rajesh]

Nothing special. Pretty funny to hear cold war era descriptions. "Punjab was put under control," "Sepoy Mutiny" (not Rebellion), etc.