The modern world

The modern world

by Takács, Sarolta A.

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A companion set to The Ancient World, this five-volume set explores world history from approximately 500 C.E. to the present. Organized alphabetically within geographical volumes on Africa, Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Southwest Asia, and Asia and the Pacific, entries cover the social, political, scientific and technological, economic, and cultural events and developments that shaped the modern world. Each volume includes articles on history, government, and warfare; the developmen…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :The modern world / Sarolta Takács, general editor.

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A companion set to The Ancient World, this five-volume set explores world history from approximately 500 C.E. to the present. Organized alphabetically within geographical volumes on Africa, Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Southwest Asia, and Asia and the Pacific, entries cover the social, political, scientific and technological, economic, and cultural events and developments that shaped the modern world. Each volume includes articles on history, government, and warfare; the development of ideas and the growth of art and architecture; religion and philosophy; music; science and technology; and daily life in the civilizations covered. Boxed features include "Turning Point," "Great Lives," "Into the Twenty-First Century," and "Modern Weapons." Maps, timelines, and illustrations illuminate the text, and a glossary, a selected bibliography, and an index in each volume round out the set. - Publisher.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2008.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):M.E. Sharpe
  • Place of Publication:Armonk, N.Y
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2008.

The Physical Object

  • Description:5 volumes : : color illustrations, color maps ; : 29 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780765680969, 0765680963
  • oclc:ocn179105303
  • LC Classification:CB357
  • Dewey Decimal:903

Table of Contents

V. 1. Civilizations of Africa -- v. 2. Civilizations of Europe -- v. 3. Civilizations of the Americas -- v. 4. Civilizations fo the Middle East and Southwest Asia -- v. 5. Civilizations of Asia and the Pacific.

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Subjects

Civilization, Modern Civilization, Modern -- Encyclopedias Encyclopedia Encyclopedias Encyclopédies Histoire universelle -- Encyclopédies World history World history -- Encyclopedias

Writers

Takács, Sarolta A.

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