num_pages: 1168
description: First published in 1976 to great acclaim, this major one-volume history has been fully revised for this third edition and contains 90 maps. "A work of outstanding breadth of scholarhip and penetrating judgments. There is nothing better of its kind.--Sunday Telegraph
language: English
title: The Penguin History of the World
titlecomplete: The Penguin History of the World
genres: Politics, Historical, Unfinished, Ancient History, World History, The World, Reference, Collections, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 2325
publisher: Penguin