These exciting, illustrated atlases present a dramatic insight into what the world was like during key historical periods. Packed with information about civilizations, empires, religions, kingdoms and famous figures, these books are the perfect pictorial guides to the past. This edition depicts the world between 1800 and the present day, examining the themes of colonization, industry, technology, war and diplomatic relations. Each map focuses on a major region, exploring the conflicts, changes and social movements that took place during a specific period. The subjects are arranged chronologically, and all regions of the globe are covered.

 

There are 48 pages in this book. This is a reference book. This book was published 2007 by Pan Macmillan .

Simon Adams is a writer and editor of non-fiction books, and has written extensively on history subjects for children. Inklink is a highly regarded artists' studio based in Florence, Italy. Kevin Maddison has been illustrating children's books for many years on a wide range of topics.

This book has the following chapters: 04-05 The World 1800 - present (map); 06-07 How we know about the past (feature); 08-09 Napoleonic Europe (map); 10-11 The Industrial Revolution (feature); 12-13 The British empire (map); 14-15 The USA in the 19th century (map); 16-17 The colonization of Africa (map); 18-19 Europe 1848-1914 (map); 20-21 World War I (map); 22-23 The Russian revolution (map); 24-25 America: the Great Depression (feature); 26-27 Europe between the wars (map); 28-29 World War II (map); 30-31 The Cold War (map); 32-33 Modern America (map); 34-35 China in the 20th century (map); 36-37 Latin America (map); 38-39 The Middle East (map); 40-41 Africa, India and Southeast Asia (map); 42-43 Post-war Europe (map); 44-45 The world today (feature).