World History (second edition) J.C.Revill

First Published 1953

Second impression 1956

Third impression by photolithography 1959

Second edition 1962

Preface

This book is an attempt to tell in one volume the story of world history, in such a way as to avoid both too much generalization and too much detail, and likewise too little of either. It is, in other words, an attempt to strike the happy medium, and write a book which will give to the reader a sufficient background of world history for general educational or interest purposes. The underlying idea has been throughout to include only the essentials.It has been felt to be necessary, in view of the wide scope and complex subject matter of the book, to introduce each of the nine sections by a summary. A re-reading of these summaries could also serve the purpose of recapitulation and revision after the book has been read.

The author does not believe that any one kind of history, political, constitutional, ecclesiastical, social, economic, military, is necessarily more important than any other, and he has attempted to weave the threads of all these together.

As to the scope of the book, it is world-wide, and covers the whole period of prehistory as well as of history. Nevertheless, since it is meant primarily for English-speaking readers, the emphasis is on Western civilisation; but the East is by no means neglected. It has often for the sake of clarity to deal with individual countries separately; but such treatment of national history in, as it were, a vacuum, is regarded as a regrettable necessity, to be avoided where possible....

877 pages. Dust Cover slightly tattered. Binding and pages in good condition.