The History of the World in Bite-Sized Chunks

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From the ancient civilization of Sumer some 5,000 years ago, to the end of the Second World War, the history of the world has been distilled into simple, accessible chunks in this concise and authoritative book. Each of its six chapters - from First Empires and Civilizations 3,500 BCE-800 CE, to A New World Order 1900-1945 - is split into sections covering developments in the Middle East and Africa, Europe, the Americas, the Far East and Oceania.

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