World History Outline: A Concise History of Life and Humanity (Volumes I and II) (World Classics Translation Series) 15th Edition: A Concise History of Life and Humanity (15th Edition)

Author: H. G. Wells
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Publishing Date: 2001-10-01
Features: There are many reasons for pushing a writer to attempt to compile a world history in 1918. It was the end of the First World War, an annoying, disillusioning year. Everywhere was marked by rare shortages, and everywhere was filled with mournful sorrow. The total number of deaths and injuries reached several million. People felt they were facing a crisis in world affairs. They were too exhausted and sorrowful to care about the complex future. This Outline of History is merely a popular account of the initial picture of reality revealed by the activities of geologists, paleontologists, embryologists, and any kind of naturalist, psychologist, ethnologist, archaeologist, linguist, and historical researcher over the past century. To think that it goes beyond this in any sense is absurd. The book discusses the world history from the formation of the Earth, the origin of life and humans, to the modern era. The author devotes considerable space to the formation of nations and the history of social development, while briefly summarizing various historical events and offering commentary as he goes along. The book also includes 105 maps and 100 illustrations, making it a highly influential historical work.