National Geographic Concise History of the World: An Illustrated Time Line (Timeline)
by Neil Kagan
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Author: Neil KaganEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-10-24
ISBN: 0792283643
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: National Geographic
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Book Review: unfortunate mistake
Summary: 1 Stars
Choosing and reading a historical book is a very important business. There are lots of sources outside with lots of biases since lots of events occured in the past are not certain. It is important to read several different historical books before to be able to say that you have an opinion about some historical events. Even a book like this with a National Geographic brand can have a very fatal mistake that can damage your historical knowledge significantly.Page 115, talking about Islam and its sacred book Quran. Book certainly says that Quran is the teachings of Prophet Muhammad which is totally contrary to whole Islam's foundation.According to the religion and its book, it is believed that Quran is the direct statement from Allah itself.Since nothing is certain and not everybody has to accept any fact, book should have said "it is believed that Quran is Allah's direct statement".I don't think they made it intentionally, but failing to express real sight of such an event, maked me very skeptical about the book.
Summary of National Geographic Concise History of the World: An Illustrated Time Line (Timeline)
From the dawn of humankind to today's global complexities, this monumental volume presents world history from an original perspective that provides fresh insights with every colorful spread. Few references are as invaluable, all-inclusive, and satisfying to browse. For readers of all ages, world history is easily accessible, depicted as never before-so that events occurring simultaneously around the world can be viewed at-a-glance together. For example, Texas Instruments launched the pocket calculator the same year the Soviet Union launched the first manned space station, in 1971. Columbus sailed from Spain the year Martin Behaim constructed a terrestrial globe in Nuremberg. The California Gold Rush followed the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s, and the Greek dictatorship of Papadopoulos is overthrown the same year Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia is deposed and U.S. president Nixon resigns, in 1974. The book's innovative time line truly sets it apart, allowing readers to scan across a spread and explore a single area or compare contemporary societies across the globe.This remarkable resource also contains dozens of maps; scores of sidebars; hundreds of illustrations; and thousands of events, milestones, personalities, ideas, and inventions. Throughout, vivid illustrations depict artworks, artifacts, portraits and dramatic scenes, while sidebar topics range from local customs and lifestyles to the effect of climate change on human migration. Drawing on National Geographic's vast resources, this concise yet comprehensive, one-of-a-kind work is as rewarding as it is compulsively readable.
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