A Short History of the World (Geoffrey Blainey)
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A Short History of the World is a general history non-fiction book written by Australian historian Geoffrey Blainey. First published in 2000 by Penguin Books, it describes over 4 million years of history, from before the first people left Africa, through to the current day.
In 2007 Blainey released an abridged (492 pages) paperback version of the book titled A Very Short History of the World.[1] He also released a double audio CD set of the same name.
Other books of the same title
A book of the same title was written by H. G. Wells in 1920.[2]
British historian John Roberts published A Short History of the World in 1997, as a followup to his larger 1994 book History of the World.[3]
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- Blainey, Geoffery (2000). A Short History Of The World. Penguin Books, Victoria. ISBN 0-670-88036-1
External links
- Review by John Derbyshire, Claremont Review of Books, Spring 2003
- Review by R.J.Stove, National Observer, No. 48, Autumn 2001
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- ↑ Blainey, Geoffrey. A Very Short History of the World ISBN 978-0-14-300559-9
- ↑ A Short History of the World H.G. Wells
- ↑ A Short History of the World John M. Roberts
