The Greenwood Dictionary of World History (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313327650)

The Greenwood Dictionary of World History is an indispensable, handy, and easy to use A-to-Z first-stop ready-reference resource providing essential information on over 2,000 of the most studied and important people, events, places, and ideas in world history from prehistoric to modern times, from all regions and epochs.

Selection of entries--which are truly global in their range--was based on the guidelines and recommendations of organizations and agencies such as the National Council for History Education, the National Center for History in the Schools, the World History Association, the College Board World History Advanced Placement Test, and many of the state standards for history education. The content of the entries has been kept brief and concise to provide a definition or fundamental facts.

Author: John Butt
ISBN-10: 0313327653
ISBN-13: 9780313327650
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 12/30/2005
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.75lbs
Size: 10.26h x 7.14w x 1.57d

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Library Journal 05/01/2006 pg. 118
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Rec Ref Bks for Small/Med Libr 01/01/2007 pg. 104
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2007 pg. 205