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The book of history. A history of all nations from the earliest times to the present, with over 8,000 illustrations (Volume IV) The Middle East

The book of history. A history of all nations from the earliest times to the present, with over 8,000 illustrations (Volume IV) The Middle East

Bryce, Viscount

Paperback

Art HistoryIsrael & Palestine History

ISBN10: 9353700000
ISBN13: 9789353700003
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 1 2019
Pages: 450
Weight: 1.44
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A sweeping Middle East history overview, told with the confidence of a great Victorian survey and the immediacy of thousands of images. History drawn in bright ink. Volume IV of The Book of History brings the Middle East into sharp focus within an illustrated world history designed to be read with pleasure and kept for reference. Moving from ancient to modern times, it sets ancient Middle East civilizations beside the later empires of the Near East, giving special weight to the long, interconnected story of Mesopotamia and the Levant. The result is a historical encyclopedia volume that reads like a guided gallery: maps, scenes, and artefacts anchoring key moments while the narrative keeps sight of the wider world. As a multi-volume history reference, it offers the clarity of a survey with the richness of a library shelf classic, ideal both as a students history supplement and as a dependable piece in any library reference collection. Edited under the name of Viscount Bryce, this work belongs to the tradition of classic world history volumes that helped shape popular historical reading in English. Its Victorian illustrated histories approach gives modern readers a revealing window on how the past was once organised, pictured, and explained for a broad audience. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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