WORLD HISTORY

THIS WIDE- RANGING AND INFORMATIVE ENCYCLOPEDIA CONTAINS ENTRIES ON ALL ASPECTS OF HISTORY. COVERAGE INCLUDES BIOGRAPHIES OF KEY FIGURES IN WORLD HISTORY,SEPARATE ENTRIES FOR EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD,AND SUBJECT ENTRIES ON RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL MOVEMENTS,INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, AND IMPORTANT PLACES. RANGING FROM PREHISTORY RIGH UP TO THE PRESENT DAY,THE ENCYCLOPEDIA IS BROAD IN SCOPE , YET PROVIDES DETAILED COVERAGE OF KEY TOPICS. ENTRIES ON RECENT HISTORY INCLUDE BIOGRAPHIES FOR KEY FIGURES SUCH AS GEORGE W BUSH ,TONY BLAIR ,AND POPE BENEDICT XVI AND COVERAGE OF RECENT MAJOR EVENTS AND THEIR AFTER-EFFECTS ,SUCH AS THE ORANGE REVOLUTION AND THE 2004 TSUNAMI. ENCYCLOPEDIA IN SCOPE AND CONCISE IN STYLE, THIS EASY TO USE GUIDE PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT OVERVIEW OF WORLD HISTORY, BOTH FOR STUDENTS AND THE GENERAL READER.