History of the world in photographs / Getty Images and Encyclopædia Britannica.

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Black Dog and Leventhal : Distributed by Workman Publishing Co., c2008.Description: 559 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 33 cm. + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:

9781579125837 :
1579125832

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LOC classification:

D422 .H57 2008

Contents:

1850-1859 -- 1860-1869 -- 1870-1879 -- 1880-1889 -- 1890-1899 -- 1900-1909 -- 1910-1919 -- 1920-1929 -- 1930-1939 -- 1940-1949 -- 1950-1959 -- 1960-1969 -- 1970-1979 -- 1980-1989 -- 1990-1999 -- 2000-2007.

Summary: "Beginning in 1850 and organized by decade, 6,000 timeline entries cover events year by year in the categories of science, medicine, and technology; religion, philosophy, and education; history and politics; business and commerce; daily life and society; and the arts. In addition, 300 spotlight articles explore, in greater detail, the most intriguing events of each decade. Augmenting the text are thousands of photographs, drawings, and paintings"--From publisher description.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Chinhoyi University of Technology Libraries CUT archives	Chinhoyi University of Technology Libraries	D 422 HIS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.039227	Available		BK0047324

At head of title on cover: The Encyclopædia Britannica/Getty Images.

"1850 to present"--Cover.

Includes index.

"2,000 historical photos ; 6,000 chronological entries ; plus 20,000 more photos on an enclosed CD-ROM ; plus 2 million photos available online ; plus 10 million Britannica facts available online"--Cover.

"Beginning in 1850 and organized by decade, 6,000 timeline entries cover events year by year in the categories of science, medicine, and technology; religion, philosophy, and education; history and politics; business and commerce; daily life and society; and the arts. In addition, 300 spotlight articles explore, in greater detail, the most intriguing events of each decade. Augmenting the text are thousands of photographs, drawings, and paintings"--From publisher description.

Recommended system for CD-ROM: PC running Windows XP or Windows Vista, or Macintosh running Safari 3; CD-ROM or compatible optical drive.

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