TimeFrame
Series · 24
books · 1987-1999
Books in series
#1
The Human Dawn, Pre-History - 3000 BC
1999
Looks at the early evolution of human beings, describes prehistoric cultures, and looks at what has been learned from archaeological sites
#2
The Age of God-Kings, 3000-1500 BC
1987
Photographs and text describe the birth of civilization in Sumer, the Pharaohs in Egypt, the Aegean Empire, and civilization in Asia.
#3
Barbarian Tides, 1500-600 BC
1987
Describes the historical events and the various civilizations that flourished throughout the world, with emphasis on the Mediterranean area, from 1500 to 600 B.C.
#4
A Soaring Spirit, 600-400 BC
1987
Describes the historical events and the various civilizations that flourished throughout the world from 600 to 400 B.C. Includes sections on: The Fearsome Celts, Persia at the Crest, Buddha's Message, The Hellenic Unfolding, Dawn of the Romans and The Way of Confucius
#5
Empires Ascendant, 400 BC-AD 200
1987
Examines the different cultures that were emerging between 400 BC and AD 200
#6
Empires Besieged, AD 200-600
1988
Discusses the demise of ancient civilizations between AD 200-600
#7
The March of Islam, AD 600-800
1988
Looks at the seventh and eighth centuries in Arabia, Byzantium, Europe, China and Japan, and discusses the role religion played in each culture
#8
Fury of the Northmen, AD 800-1000
1988
Describes the cultures of the Vikings, the Japanese Byzantium, and the mound builders of the Americas during the medieval period
#9
Light in the East, AD 1000-1100
1988
Surveys the history, civilization, and religion of eleventh-century China, Middle East, Europe, Russia and India
#10
The Divine Campaigns
Timeframe Ad 1100-1200
1988
Europe’s feudal order—The contest for the Holy Land—Islam comes to India—The temple states of Asia.
#11
The Mongol Conquests, AD 1200-1300
1989
Examines the effects of the expansion of the Mongol empire in the thirteenth century on the history, politics, and social conditions in Central Asia, the Middle East, and Western Europe
#12
The Age of Calamity, AD 1300-1400
1988
Surveys fourteenth-century world history in the eastern hemisphere.
#13
Voyages of Discovery, AD 1400 - 1500
1989
Discusses exploring expeditions of the fifteenth century.
• The ocean adventurers
• The Italian Renaissance
• The fall of Constantinople
• Bohemia's holy wars
• The last great Hindu empire
• Lost empires of the Americas
#14
The European Emergence, AD 1500-1600
1989
Describes events of the sixteenth century, including the Reformation, Elizabeth's reign over England, the discovery of the New World, and Russia under Ivan the Great
#15
Powers of the Crown, AD 1600-1700
1989
Describes events of the seventeenth century, including the civil war in England, the Pilgrims' journey to the New World, the Shah Abbas' rule over Persia, and Takugawa Ieyasu's appointment as shogun of Japan
#16
Winds of Revolution, AD 1700-1800
1990
GREAT HISTORY BOOK TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION
#17
The Pulse Of Enterprise, AD 1800-1850
1990
Looks at the people and events that shaped the first half of the nineteenth century, including Napoleon, the Industrial Revolution, Simon Bolivar, and the opening of China
#18
The Colonial Overlords, AD 1850-1900
1990
Surveys the major events of the latter part of the nineteenth century, including the British raj in India, the unification of Germany, the colonization of America, and more
#19
The World in Arms, AD 1900-1925
1989
This is an ex-library book and may have notations and markings indicating the same.
#20
Shadow of the Dictators, AD 1925-1950
1989
Discusses the influence of Mussolini, Hitler, and Stalin on the twentieth century, describes India's efforts to achieve independence, and recounts the founding of Communist China
#21
The Nuclear Age, AD 1950-1990
1990
Examines the progress of world affairs from the beginning of the Cold War to the present day
#22
The Natural World
1991
Recounts the interrelationship of humans and their environment at the beginnings of agriculture and stock raising, and in the Mediterranean, China, medieval Europe, the Americas after the European conquest, and the modern world
#23
The Domestic World
1991
History of the development of the home and family from the primitive shelter through medieval times to the present day.
#24
The Rise of Cities
1991
Traces the development of urban life from Mesopotamia and China, through Greece and Rome, the Islamic world, and a reviving Europe, to the coming of industrialization and the vast cities of the twentieth century
Authors
Stephen G. Hyslop
Author · 6 books
Stephen G. Hyslop worked for many years as a writer and editor at Time-Life Books, where he contributed to a series of books on American Indians.
