The rise of the West
a history of the human community : with a retrospective essay
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Author
Publication
1991 - University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois
Language
English
Word Count
207,000 words, Guess
Page Count
828 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1545084M
- ISBN-100226561410
- OCLC Control Number24108117
- OCLC Control Number316858506
- Library of Congress Control Number91024224
and 2 more
- LibraryThing13952
- Goodreads316926
Classifications
- DDC909
- LCCCB69 .M34 1990
Description
One of the best world histories ever written. Read the footnotes, he raises some really good points their.
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