Berkshire encyclopedia of world history
By: William H. McNeill, senior editor ; Jerry H. Bentley ... [et al.], editors.
Contributors: McNeill, William Hardy, 1917-; Bentley, Jerry H., 1949-
Publisher: Berkshire Pub. Group
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Great Barrington, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 2221
Subjects: World history -- Encyclopedias
Genres: Encyclopedias.
Description: "A comprehensive encyclopedia of world history with 538 articles that trace the development of human history with a focus on area studies, global history, anthropology, geography, science, arts, literature, economics, women's studies, African-American studies, and cultural studies related to all regions of the world"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"A Berkshire reference work."
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Abraham-Coal; title: v. 2. Cold war-Global imperialism and gender; title: v. 3. Global migrations in modern times-Mysticism; title: v. 4. Napoleon-Sun Yat-sen; title: v. 5. Tang Taizon-Zoroastrianism. Index.