Berkshire Encyclopedia Of World History Vol Iv Napoleon To Sun Yat Sen

This bloated and grotesquely overpriced set is woefully incomplete, failing to cover subjects that any student or teacher of world history would naturally expect to find therein! For instance, there is NO coverage of the Punic Wars, the pivotal conflicts that led to the hegemony of Rome (not to mention that Hannibal, arguably the most brilliant general in history, is ignored). Caveat emptor! For the money a much better option is the 7-volume Encyclopedia of World History edited by Ackerman et al. and released in 2008 by Facts on File. The Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History is the first true encyclopedic reference on world history. It is designed to meet the needs of students, teachers, and scholars who seek to explore -- and understand -- the panorama of our shared history of humans. Anyone who loves history -- including those who are making history today -- will find this work an endless source of fascinating, thought-provoking coverage of events, people, patterns, and processes.

"A comprehensive encyclopedia of world history with 538 articles that trace the development of human history -- with a focus on area studies, global history, anthropology, geography, science, arts, literature, economics, women's studies, African-American studies, and cultural studies related to all regions of the world"--Provided by publisher.

v. 1. Abraham-Coal v. 2. Cold war-Global imperialism and gender v. 3. Global migrations in modern times-Mysticism v. 4. Napoleon-Sun Yat-sen v. 5. Tang Taizon-Zoroastrianism. Index.