The Encyclopædia Britannica/Getty Images History of the World in Photographs
Subtitle: 1850 to the Present Day (The Encyclopaedia Britannica/Getty Images History of the World in Photographs)
Contributors: Getty Images (Photographer)
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Published: September 1, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9781579125837
Subjects: Encyclopedias; World - General; HISTORY / World; Reference / Encyclopedias; Reference
Description: "Beginning in 1850 and organized by decade, 6,000 timeline entries cover events year by year in the categories of science, medicine, and technology; religion, philosophy, and education; history and politics; business and commerce; daily life and society; and the arts. In addition, 300 spotlight articles explore, in greater detail, the most intriguing events of each decade. Augmenting the text are thousands of photographs, drawings, and paintings"--Publisher description.