A Short History of the World (Blainey book)
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| Author | Geoffrey Blainey |
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| Subject | General history |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
Publication date | 2000 |
| Media type | Hard cover |
| Pages | 669 |
| ISBN | 0-670-88036-1 |
| OCLC | 45755675 |
A Short History of the World is a general history non-fiction book written by Australian historian Geoffrey Blainey. First published in 2000 by Penguin Books, it describes over 4 million years of history, from before the first people left Africa, through to the current day.
In 2007 Blainey released an abridged (492 pages) paperback version of the book titled A Very Short History of the World.[1] He also released a double audio CD set of the same name.
Other books of the same title
[edit]A book of the same title was written by H. G. Wells in 1920.[2]
British historian John Roberts published A Short History of the World in 1997, as a follow-up to his larger 1994 book History of the World.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Blainey, Geoffrey. A Very Short History of the World ISBN 978-0-14-300559-9
- ^ A Short History of the World Archived October 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine H.G. Wells
- ^ A Short History of the World Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine John M. Roberts
References
[edit]- Blainey, Geoffrey (2000). A Short History Of The World. Penguin Books, Victoria. ISBN 0-670-88036-1
External links
[edit]- Review by John Derbyshire, Claremont Review of Books, Spring 2003
- Review by R.J.Stove, National Observer, No. 48, Autumn 2001
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