A dictionary of world history.
Cover title on jacket: Oxford dictionary of world history
- 2nd ed.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
- 712 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
- Oxford paperback reference .
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"Editor, Edmund Wright ; maps, Margaret Tuthill, Linda Wells"--P. [vi].
Contains over four thousand alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of history, from prehistory to the late twentieth century, covering significant men and women, religious and political movements, foreign countries and international organizations, and key battles and places. Includes topic maps.