User:Brunnock/History of the World (book)
History of the World is an overview of world history from prehistory to the modern day by John Roberts. It was first published in 1976 and has gone through several revisions including the The New History of the World, The Short History of the World and The New Penguin History of the World.
As of this writing the latest version is The New Penguin History of the World published in 2007. Updates were done by Odd Arne Winstad following the death of Mr. Roberts in 2003.
Outline
Book 1 - Before History - Beginnings
- The Foundations
- Geophysical epochs
- Primate development prior to humans (Prosimians, Australopithecus, Homo habilis, Homo erectus)
- Homo Sapiens
- The Possibility of Civilization