description: Historian John E. Wills presents a picture of the world over just one year, a time when only a few travellers and merchants were aware of societies beyond their own. The book reflects the variety, splendour and strangeness of the human condition.
language: English
title: 1688: A Global History
titlecomplete: 1688: A Global History
genres: History, Asia, 17th Century, The World, European History, World History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 243
publisher: Granta Books