World History for Dummies
by Peter Haugen
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Author: Peter HaugenEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-03-15
ISBN: 0764552422
Number of pages: 408
Publisher: IDG Books
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Book Review: 3000+ years of history in one book
Summary: 4 Stars
This book will not please the "hard-core" history students because it truncates so much detail. But the intention of the book is not to provide an exhaustive account of world history. Instead, the purpose of the book is to provide some overview of key historical events in our past. A large portion of the book is spent on narrating the numerous empires that ruled before (in Eygpt, Europe, and Asia). Note that there is hardly any mention of US History. There is a separate book for that. I agree with other reviewers that the book isn't as well organized. There are many abrupt endings and pieces that didn't seem to fit. It would be better if the book has better editing to make the overall picture sounds more coherant. On another aspect, I do like the several chapters on the different religions and how they got started. It provides a good summary of that, but there are probably better books for more details. In summary, if you are like me, who is a student in physics, you can learn all you need about world history with just this book. I don't need an encyclopedia; I just need a short read to "brush up" my history. In that case, this book suits me fine.
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