The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events, Based on Werner Stein's KulturfahrplanThe Timetables of History spans millennia of human history. Unlike any other reference volume, this book gives a sweeping overview of the making of the contemporary world by mapping out at a glance what was happening simultaneously, from the dawn of history to the present day. |
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HISTORY , POLITICS LITERATURE , THEATER Lord Reading ( 1860 – 1935 )
appointed Viceroy of India , succeeding Lord Chelmsford Eduard Benes ( 1884 –
1948 ) elected Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia Nobel Peace Prize : Hjalmar ...
HISTORY , POLITICS LITERATURE , THEATER Lord Reading ( 1860 – 1935 )
appointed Viceroy of India , succeeding Lord Chelmsford Eduard Benes ( 1884 –
1948 ) elected Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia Nobel Peace Prize : Hjalmar ...
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Prime Minister Wilson and Rhodesian leader lan Smith confer aboard Brit .
warship “ Fearless " ; they fail to reach ... 1912 Queen Elizabeth II on state visit to
Brazil and Chile Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan meets presidentelect in
New ...
Prime Minister Wilson and Rhodesian leader lan Smith confer aboard Brit .
warship “ Fearless " ; they fail to reach ... 1912 Queen Elizabeth II on state visit to
Brazil and Chile Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan meets presidentelect in
New ...
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Carter " to raise your voice " on behalf of persecuted political activists in the
Soviet Union and Eastern Europe Sir Anthony Eden , former Prime Minister of
Britain , d . ( b . 1897 ) Kamal Jumblatt , Lebanese politician and hereditary Druse
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Carter " to raise your voice " on behalf of persecuted political activists in the
Soviet Union and Eastern Europe Sir Anthony Eden , former Prime Minister of
Britain , d . ( b . 1897 ) Kamal Jumblatt , Lebanese politician and hereditary Druse
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User Review - auntieknickers - LibraryThingThe early years of human history seem to have less information than might be available, particularly spotty in Asian history and pretty much nothing about Africa south of the Sahara. Still, an interesting browse and a good place to see what was happening in a given year. Read full review
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User Review - Diwanna - LibraryThingI'd be lying if I said that I read this book, but it is an interesting reference to peruse from time to time. Read full review
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| Title | The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events, Based on Werner Stein's Kulturfahrplan |
| Authors | Bernard Grun, Werner Stein |
| Contributor | Daniel J. Boorstin Collection (Library of Congress) |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster, 1979 |
| ISBN | 0671249878, 9780671249878 |
| Length | 676 pages |
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