A Very Short History of the World

by Geoffrey Blainey

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This book traces the story of the world's people during the last four million years, beginning before the human race moved out of Africa to explore and settle the other continents. Mr. Blainey explores the development of technology and skills, the rise of major religions, and the role of geography, considering both the larger patterns and the individual nature of history.

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This book does what it says it does: provides a very brief overview of the history of the human race and its most ardent endeavours. Of course, being so general, many topics are barely touched upon or not even mentioned, but that is to be expected considering the utter vastness of human history, and the limit of 500 pages.

This is an excellent and gripping text, and is a good starting point for novices to world history, and even those (like myself) who know tid bits but seek to join the dots. Although probably out of the concentration span of most high schoolers, the interested and dedicated student would certainly benefit from this book. All in all, highly recommended.
I surely am not an expert historian. Maybe if I was one I would have commented negatively as others have done. Instead, I have enjoyed this book very much. It guides through century of history without becoming heavy and allowing you to follow connections.
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A história da humanidade desde os seus primórdios até os dias atuais é descrita neste livro por Geoffrey Blainey de forma bastante didática. Sendo um dos historiadores mais aclamados da atualizade, Blainey propõe um vislumbre da linha do tempo diante de cada palavra descrita.
A geografia das civilizações, o aprimoramento de técnicas e do modo de vida de cada povo, o surgimento das religiões, as guerras, a queda dos grandes impérios e, assim, de uma maneira cronológica e sucessiva, é desenvolvido todo o relato de evolução dos seres humanos.
Sem complicações, você compreenderá como a história da humanidade se conduziu até chegar na atual realidade que todos nós show more compartilhamos. show less
Mostly European history very light on Asian history especially Indian hisotry and it's contribution to world.
Em Uma Muito Breve História do Mundo o autor faz um balanço da incrível saga da humanidade, compilada de um modo irrepreensível desde os seus primórdios até aos dias agitados em que vivemos. Blainey acompanha a história dos povos do mundo durante os últimos quatro milhões de anos, começando antes da raça humana sair de África para explorar e se fixar noutros continentes. Consagrado contador de histórias, o Professor Blainey dá vida ao passado ao tocar no trivial e no magnífico: as alterações na dieta, no trabalho diário e no desporto, a mudança de atitude em relação ao céu nocturno, bem como os descobrimentos profundos e os poderosos impérios. Uma Muito Breve História do Mundo de Geoffrey Blainey
May 1, 2021Portuguese (Portugal)

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Geoffrey Blainey is an Australian historian, born 1930 in Melbourne, Victoria. He is a graduate of the University of Melbourne. He taught at the University of Melbourne and held chairs in economic history and history. He taught at Harvard University as a visiting professor of Australian Studies. He has written over 36 and is the author of The show more Story of Australia's People: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Australia for which he was a joint winner of the 2016 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Australian history. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
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909History & geographyHistoryWorld history
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D23 .B48History of Europe, Asia, Africa and OceaniaHistory (General)General

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