The New Atlas of World History

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• Unique world-to-view design ?captures the grand sweep of history in ?a way never previously achieved
• Illustrated timelines ?accompany the political maps, charting ?key events and cultural achievements
• Special colour-coding ?reveals the rise and fall of states ?and empires as never before
• Modern information graphics ?display the world’s five largest cities and ?global population for each given year
• Over 400 illustrations ?convey the richness and diversity of ?art, architecture and technology
• Extensive reference section? includes an A to Z of Peoples, ?Cultures and Nations

John Haywood is Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of History, University of Lancaster and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society of Great Britain. A highly experienced historian and cartographic editor, his many publications include The Great Migrations, The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations, The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings, The Historical Atlas of the Celtic World and, as general editor, The Cassell Atlas of World History.