Book description
Discover the scope of the world's history
* With exclusive article by Richard Overy *
Beginning with the story of early man, and culminating in the rise of
global terrorism and environmental issues, the text is a breathtaking
and unrivalled narrative which includes voyages of discovery,
revolutions and wars, dynasties and empires.
Richard Overy, with a team of historians, presents a factual
chronological narrative as well as his own opinion-led piece in an
extended article 'The State of the World' in which he gives his views on
the primary factors which shape the world we live in.
With fully-up-to-date content including material on Iraq, Afghanistan,
terrorism and the environment, as well as the latest research into
prehistory, this is the most complete and readable record of our world yet.
From cavemen to the Cold War, from Alexander the Great to global
warming, from warfare through the ages to the great voyages of
exploration, The Times History of the World is the book that has all the
answers, the detail and the authoritative text in one breathtaking
single historical source. Richard Overy (b. 1947) was educated at
Caius College, Cambridge. He taught at Cambridge from 1972 to 1979 at
Queens' College and from 1976-79 as a University Assistant Lecturer.
From 1980 to 2004 he taught at King's College, London where he was made
professor of Modern History in 1994. He is a Fellow of the Royal
Historical Society (1977), Fellow of the British Academy (2000) and
Fellow of King's College (2003). In 2001 he was awarded the Samuel
Elliot Morison Prize of the Society for Military History for his
contribution to the history of warfare. In September 2004 he took up
appointment as Professor of History at the University of Exeter.
