The editors took on the task to edit a large history of the world covering "everything" of historical importance from the birth of the universe down to the pres
In the parade of highlights with which many have tried to sum up the twentieth century, the overarching patterns and fundamental transformations often fail to c
Beginning with an analysis of cultural themes and ending with a discussion of evolving and expanding political and corporate institutions, The Columbia History
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