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Home Library Encyclopedia Topically Arrangged and Indexed Volume 7 Great Events in World History

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every year men add fresh facts to the long record of human achievement. Our crowded libraries have turned to microfilm to preserve the great mass of printed material, and the sheer bulk of government documents continues to grow. The task of summarizing world history in a single volume has become almost impossible, especially if the historian wishes to pause while he examines a new country or reflects upon a decisive event, for new events arise so very quickly. This volume, therefore, does not pretend to treat every noteworthy development since the dawn of recorded history. Rather the articles here seek to open windows on the past and to set each new historical picture in its proper perspective. Many varied scenes are described: Julius Caesar crossing the Rubicon, Pope Urban preaching the First Crusade, and the Nazi troops marching through Europe. Although many other episodes have been left out, we hope that both the articles and the gaps in this volume will provide a challenge for further study and new discoveries in world history. Many kinds of history are represented here. The second section includes highlights from the civilizations of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Near East, while the first treats the better-known events of Western civilization. Kings and battles have their place in this selection of great episodes, but philosophers, prophets, merchants and farmers also have a deserved prominence. Almost every article has a central theme and an interpretation based on our modern point of view.
The study of the past has the same sort of rewards as the pleasure of making new friends or reading an exciting novel, for it often casts new light and meaning on the events of the present.

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032.vii BRO h

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032.vii BRO h

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New York : Parents' Magazine Enterprises, Inc.., 1970

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030 Ensiklopedia Umum

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Ensiklopedia Umum

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Ensiklopedi berbahasa Inggris, xxiv + 416 hal. ilus. 19 x 25 cm. indeks hal. x

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