World History Encyclopedia: A Complete and Comprehensive Guide to the History of the World

by Anita Ganeri, Hazel Mary Martell, Brian Williams

The World History Encyclopedia is a remarkable journey through the history of the human race. Anyone with a need to set history into context will welcome this highly visual approach. Its penetrating investigation into the emergence of people and the very first settlements, through ancient civilizations to the present day, will answer questions and stimulate interest. Superb illustrators, experienced authors and consultants in education have combined experience and skills to present a wealth of information. Over 1000 illustrations, diagrams and photographs Frequent use of detailed maps Illustrated date panels of key events Quick reference timelines on each page Reference charts of social, political and cultural developments Comprehensive

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Childrens

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Anita Ganeri is a highly experienced author of children’s information books, specialising in religion, India/Asia, multiculturalism, geography, biography and natural history. She became a freelance writer after working at Walker Books (as foreign rights manager) and Usborne Publishing (as an editor). Since then, she has written over 300 titles, including the best-selling Horrible Geography series for Scholastic. The series won the Geographical Association Silver Award in 1999 and was cited as being ‘an innovation that all geographers will applaud’. She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society where she conducts most of her research for the books.

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