Atlas of World History

by John Haywood

The Atlas of World History, featuring 121 double-spread maps in full-color, is the first major world historical atlas developed in the last twenty years, and is also the first to display the history of the world with a thorough and consistent global perspective. Unlike its predecessors, which often tended to emphasize European and American history, this volume casts an eye to the social, religious, and political developments of civilizations on all the continents and at all periods in their history, making this atlas the most complete and all-encompassing volume available. Cross-referenced, with vastly detailed maps and legends, the Atlas of World History is the best and handiest reference to date on the record of human life on earth.

Genres: History, Reference, Nonfiction, World History, Atlases, Maps, Geography

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Felisa Kay Chaloupek · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was ecstatic when I found this one.. at a thrift store.And I wanted a book that would have maps accurate though out history.
This Book is the only one so far that i have found that shows the geography from all time periods. I really read lots of history books. Usually Audible reads to me., but I'm always wanting to see a map from every time period I read about. To better understand the contemporary layout of the area I'm reading about. So was thrilled when I got this book. I reference it often. Its so much easier for me to retain The vast information you get from history books if you have a visual. And the names, borders, and territory inhabitants in history change often. And rarely clarified, for what you would expect from history books. I find this book a treasure in the matter. Its pretty easy to reference. Although it's huge!! A heavy Book, very long. Oversized for sure.
They show you every where everything is and what is called, along with a key for The map and a section showing overall chronological info of the major events and migratory movements when applicable. they fill the page giving you an overall account of that map and time period. A friend little bit about e specify events of that time.
I just really enjoy being able to study maps from the time period and the civilization that I'm reading about at the time.
There may be better books like this.I don't know, But this one is a quality book regardless.

[Googoogjoob · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very good maps. Reasonably informative accompanying texts, though not totally free of error, and intermittently dated in their interpretations. But: this is actually an abridged compilation of six discrete historical atlases, which between them comprehensively cover the entire globe from the start of humanity to the end of the 20th century. This compilation omits about 30 maps (making up approximately 20% of the total number of maps), and also removes the big encyclopedic indexes that occupy the second half of each individual volume. So there are gaps in the story it tells, and it's less informative than the individual volumes are. For a lot of people, I imagine this'll be fine, but it's galling that it's not made clear up-front how mutilated this book is relative to its originals.

[Caroline · Rating 5 out of 5]

A single volume; a great price; wonderful, clear illustrations and fascinating text -- this is a superb one-volume companion for any reader of history who wants to be able quickly to visualize the geography he or she is reading about. The maps are clear and excellent, and the index is comprehensive, giving the book great utility as a reference source. But the book is more than a reference; each two-age spread is its own self-contained "chapter" of fascinating, well-written historic insights and timeline-analysis into a region's or a period's history. Some reviews fault the book for being Eurocentric; on the contrary, I found that its "global" approach -- given the size constraints of a one-volume, manageable book -- was refreshing and modern. Hunt the internet for more inexpensive copies; I got it new from the Chicago Theological Seminary Co-op bookstore at a great price.

[Norman Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best world historical atlas I've seen. The text is smooth, a pleasure to read cover-to-cover, and the maps are a joy to behold and so stuffed with information they make excellent references. Because the topic is huge, the book does slip a bit when the narrative reaches the last five hundred years (about which periods more information is available) but never to the point of ceasing to be a solid overview. The only serious flaw is the lack of coordinates on the maps; sometimes a place is mentioned in the text and it takes a game of Where's Waldo to find it on the map. That, however, is a nitpick compared to the thrill of holding on your knees a heavy, hard cover version of the entirety of human history and slowly flipping its pages, journeying from the Uruk to Tenochtitlan to the Treaty of Versailles.

[Kris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not many books change the entire way you look at history... this one did. Just an unbelievable book, with each spread offering a detailed map of a certain period of history, from the earliest hominids right up to 1999. The scholarship required to put these together was staggering, but what a fabulous result. I read only a map or two per day to make sure I soaked it all in... just sorry that it's over. Here's hoping for a revised edition with the last 10 years included!

[Glenn · Rating 3 out of 5]

The history part of this book is actually well written and insightful. My issue is with the maps. Lots of too near colors and quite a few icons used with no explanation. Good, but not the best historical world atlas.

[Heather Childree]

comprehensive. Long, but a really good overview of world history, but I do question the reliability of the more recent events.

[Tiina Susanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

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