This is a completely new and updated edition of J. M. Roberts and Odd Arne Westad's widely acclaimed, landmark bestseller The Penguin History of the World. For generations of readers The Penguin History of the World has been one of the great cultural experiences - the entire story of human endeavour laid out in all its grandeur and folly, drama and pain in a single authoritative book. · J.M. Roberts, CBE, published The Penguin History of the World in to immediate acclaim. His other major books include The Paris Commune from the Right, The Triumph of the West (which was also a 2/5(1). J. M. Roberts and O. A. Westad. THE PENGUIN HISTORY OF THE WORLD. SIXTH EDITION Contents. List of Maps Preface to the Sixth Edition. BOOK ONE BEFORE HISTORY. Introduction 1 The Foundations 2 Homo Sapiens 3 The Possibility of Civilization. BOOK TWO CIVILIZATIONS. Introduction 1 Early Civilized Life 2 Ancient Mesopotamia 3 Ancient Egypt 4 Intruders and Invaders 5 The .
It is The New Penguin History of the World by JM Roberts and it's the history book that has everything. It is an amazing synthesis of knowledge and interpretation that carries you along not with. About the authors: J.M. Roberts, CBE, published "The Penguin History of the World" in to immediate acclaim. His other major books include "The Paris Commune from the Right", "The Triumph of the West" (which was also a successful television series), "The Penguin History of Europe" and "The Penguin History of the Twentieth Century". J.M. Roberts. John Morris Roberts, CBE, was a British historian, with significant published works. From he was Vice Chancellor of the University of Southampton, and from , Warden of Merton College, Oxford. He was also well known as the author and presenter of the BBC TV series The Triumph of the West ().
Brief answer: The most up to date edition is the sixth edition, paperback ISBN J M Roberts died in , there was an edition in called The New Penguin History of the World (5th edition) which had minor updates by Odd Arne Westad. The 6th edition is more extensively changed. (less) flag. Until his retirement in , J. M. Roberts was Warden of Merton College, Oxford. Acknowledged as one the greatest living historians in the world today, his books include The Penguin History of the World and The Triumph of the West. J.M. Roberts, CBE, published The Penguin History of the World in to immediate acclaim. His other major books include The Paris Commune from the Right, The Triumph of the West (which was also a.
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