The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events

Bernard Grun

Touchstone, Sep 13, 2005 - History - 835 pages

THE NEW FOURTH REVISED EDITION

A vast and absorbing resource, the fourth edition of The 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.

With nearly 100 pages of new material, including:

Recent breakthroughs in science and technology

New achievements in the visual arts and music

Milestones in religion, philosophy, and learning

The rise and fall of nations and the emergence of historical figures

Landmarks in the drama of daily life around the world

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Review: The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events

User Review  - Caitlin - Goodreads

This is, of course, not a book you can exactly sit through and read casually. However it is endlessly fascinating to me and it is a fun guide for just flipping through or if I am trying to place ...

Review: The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events

User Review  - Eddy Allen - Goodreads

Vast and absorbing, spanning millennia of human history, "The Timetables of History," achieves a goal in the study of the past that is unmatched by any other reference volume -- it gives us a sweeping ...

About the author

Now in its third edition, "The Timetables of History" is the English-language version of Werner Stein's classic "Kulturfahrplan," which has sold millions of copies since it was published in 1946. Translated by Bernard Grun, it has been completely revised and rewritten for the English-speaking world.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events; Timetables of History
• Author: Bernard Grun
• Edition: 4, illustrated, revised
• Publisher: Touchstone, 2005
• Original from: the University of Virginia
• Digitized: Aug 1, 2008
• ISBN: 0743270037, 9780743270038
• Length: 835 pages
• Subjects: History / General; History / Reference; History / World