ISBN The Penguin History of the World

The completely updated edition of J. M. Roberts and Odd Arne Westad's widely acclaimed, landmark bestsellerThe Penguin History of the World
For generations of readersThe Penguin History of the Worldhas been one of the great cultural experiences - the entire story of human endeavour laid out in all its grandeur and folly, drama and pain in a single authoritative book. Now, for the first time, it has been completely overhauled for its 6th edition - not just bringing it up to date, but revising it throughout in the light of new research and discoveries, such as the revolution in our understanding of many civilizations in the Ancient World. The closing sections of the book reflect what now seems to be the inexorable rise of Asia and the increasingly troubled situation in the West.
About the authors:
J.M. Roberts, CBE, publishedThe Penguin History of the Worldin 1976 to immediate acclaim. His other major books includeThe Paris Commune from the Right,The Triumph of the West(which was also a successful television series),The Penguin History of EuropeandThe Penguin History of the Twentieth Century. He died in 2003.
Odd Arne Westad, FBA, is Professor of International History at the London School of Economics. He has published fifteen books on modern and contemporary international history, among themThe Global Cold War, which won the Bancroft Prize, andDecisive Encounters, a standard history of the Chinese civil war. He also served as general co-editor of theCambridge History of the Cold War.
Reviews:
'A work of outstanding breadth of scholarship and penetrating judgements. There is nothing better of its kind'
Lord Jonathan Sumption,Sunday Telegraph
'A stupendous achievement'
A. J. P. Taylor
'A brilliant book ... the most outstanding history of the world yet written'
J. H. Plumb