Puffin History Of The World

by Roshen Dalal

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.

Genres: History

552 pages, Paperback

First published January 6, 2015

Reviews

[Nachiket · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5. The book is quite good in terms of covering the history of the world but there were 2 things that bothered me :

1. There's hardly any coverage of India although the attempt to control India has played such a significant role in relations among European countries especially in the 18th and 19th century.

2. It's too brief in certain parts.

[ananya · Rating 2 out of 5]

maybe i'm just not a history reader but i DNF'd it

[Gayatri · Rating 4 out of 5]

its a bit too brief for my liking

[Sintu Rongpipi · Rating 3 out of 5]

written too briefly