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 PHILOSOPHY , SI LEARNING Bull by Pope Julius II
establishes University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain Treaty of Lyons :
Louis XII cedes Naples lo Ferdinand Il of Aragon ; Naples under Span . control ( -
1707 ) In ...
HISTORY , POLITICS PHILOSOPHY , SI LEARNING Bull by Pope Julius II
establishes University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain Treaty of Lyons :
Louis XII cedes Naples lo Ferdinand Il of Aragon ; Naples under Span . control ( -
1707 ) In ...
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... Dutch sign treaty of alliance with the “ Great Elector " Quadruple alliance
between Holland , Brandenburg , Brunswick , and Denmark to secure safety of
Holland Treaty of Cleves between Brandenburg and Neuburg for partition of
Jülich ...
... Dutch sign treaty of alliance with the “ Great Elector " Quadruple alliance
between Holland , Brandenburg , Brunswick , and Denmark to secure safety of
Holland Treaty of Cleves between Brandenburg and Neuburg for partition of
Jülich ...
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1838 ) Fighting begins between French and Syrians at Baalbek , Syria Under the
Treaty of Neuilly Bulgaria cedes territories to Rumania Hungarian Red troops
invade Czechoslovakia but are forced to withdraw F . S . Nitti succeeds V . E ...
1838 ) Fighting begins between French and Syrians at Baalbek , Syria Under the
Treaty of Neuilly Bulgaria cedes territories to Rumania Hungarian Red troops
invade Czechoslovakia but are forced to withdraw F . S . Nitti succeeds V . E ...
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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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