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Simply put, this is a volume that has always intended to convey the key features of world history.
—Preface to the Sixth Edition.
 
The Encyclopedia of World History
Ancient, Medieval, and Modern
 
Sixth Edition
 
Renowned historian Peter N. Stearns and thirty prominent historians have combined their expertise over the past ten years to perfect this comprehensive chronology of more than 20,000 entries that span the millennia from prehistoric times to the year 2000.
 
CONTENTS
Preface    Contributing Editors    Maps    Genealogical Tables    Bibliographic Record

BOSTON: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY, 2001
NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 2002
 
 
Table of Contents
  1. Prehistoric Times
  2. Ancient and Classical Periods, 3500 B.C.E.–500 C.E.
  3. The Postclassical Period, 500–1500
  4. The Early Modern Period, 1500–1800
  5. The Modern Period, 1789–1914
  6. The World Wars and the Interwar Period, 1914–1945
  7. The Contemporary Period, 1945–2000
 
Appendixes
  1. Roman Emperors
  2. Byzantine Emperors
  3. Caliphs, to 1256
  4. Roman Popes
  5. Presidents of the United States
  6. Members of the United Nations in Order of Admission

Subject Index