Atlas of World History 2nd Edition

This is it! This is the reference book that provides wonderful maps and excellent summaries of major cultures, nations, and development topics. East, West and everywhere in between, all from early hominids through the 20th century.The atlas is extensive and the summaries are very well written and accessible to adults without any study of history. In fact, that is why I purchased this book. My wife wanted to learn about how civilizations developed from their beginning to today, and to see where these events took place by maps. This book exceed all expectations.

Much interesting information about our globe, how "civilization" grew, changed. The changing bounderies and cultures. Easy to read, Good maps and illustrations. A book to read a chapter (usually two pages) or so, and sleep. Good for an understanding of our Ancestors (for Genealogy. May help "going" across the Ocean for famly searching or at least understanding the geo-politics. ETR.

The atlas is set up with themes and has a good balance of maps and text to explain events. It covers facets of world history I haven't see together since I was in school. It will make a good reference and interesting to pick up to read a couple of pages (a theme) at a time. Maps are smaller than I'd like, but they're ok. Text is a little small for older eyes.

Fantastic Atlas of World History. I've owned a few of these over the years, from different authors, but this one is by far the best written and most interesting. Honestly, I wish I could find the time to read it straight through from start to finish. I would learn a lot of world history. But just having this as a general reference and finding time to read one or two entries at a time, it's fantastic. The editor, Patrick O'Brien is a top academic historian, and great editorial direction is evident.

Was recommended to me and I’m loving this book. I’m using it in conjunction with others to trace the movements and migrations of people throughout history. It’s a must have for any genealogist or researcher. Beautiful and good quality

We just received this book and this review is not about the substance of the content. Rather, it's about the readability of the book. The font size is incredibly small from our perspective. I can read it under a strong light and serious concentration - my wife can't read it all. If you have less than perfect eyesight, you might want to look at a physical copy of the book before buying. We bought a National Geographic Atlas at the same time - no problem at all with the font size or readability of that book. We read lots of books and I don't recall ever having this problem before.

I keep this volume next to my desk for easy access. It is well made and beautifully illustrated. But it provides less information than I expected.

Beautiful maps and richly detailed captions without being overwhelming; I used it as a supplement to the Silk Roads so that I could better visualize the narrative history unfolding.