{"product_id":"9780500022573","title":"Timelines","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original new way of appreciating the vast series of events that have shaped world history, allowing complete and quick comparability between different periods and regions.\u003cbr\u003eIn Timelines, John Haywood presents a grand sweep of global history in an immediately accessible format. Using concise, insightful, and engaging text summaries alongside timelines, maps, and illustrations, Haywood takes the reader from the origins of our first ancestors up to the present day. A short essay introduces and summarizes the most important political and cultural landmarks, with a clear timeline then presenting events in four categories: “Politics \u0026amp; Economy,” “Religion \u0026amp; Philosophy,” “Science \u0026amp; Technology,” and “Arts \u0026amp; Architecture.”\u003cbr\u003eThe book's clear, concise, and accessible format allows the reader to achieve a new understanding of contemporaneous events across the globe, making unexpected and surprising links and connections across history. Who knew, for example, that at the same time the Bayeux Tapestry was being completed in Europe, Chinese scientist Shen Kuo was correctly explaining the origin of fossils? That as Peter the Great was modernizing Russia, Robert de La Salle was exploring the length of the Mississippi River and Christopher Wren was finishing St. Paul's Cathedral in London? This original and authoritative book offers a unique way of appreciating the diverse array of events that have shaped world history.\u003cbr\u003e40 color illustrations, 50 timelines, and 8 maps\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+John+Haywood\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eJohn Haywood\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"John Haywood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47378733039779,"sku":"9780500022573","price":465.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9780500022573_ee45fddd-7ca6-4ac7-8d92-b4cf2c63821b.jpg?v=1776472977","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9780500022573","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}