History of the world from the earliest period to the present time (Volume II)

By Evert A. 1816-1878 Duyckinck and Evert Augustus Duyckinck

Empires rise, borders shift, ideas endure. Volume II of Evert A. Duyckinck's History of the world from the earliest period to the present time widens the lens on humanity's long record of power, belief, and change. History, writ large, still matters. Written as a world history survey in the confident voice of the nineteenth century, it links Europe and world history with a universal history narrative that keeps the reader moving from one theatre to the next. More than a chronicle of dates, Duyckinck treats civilizations and empires as connected systems: diplomacy, trade, faith, and the hard edge of political and military history. As part of a multi-volume history set long valued as a classic historical reference, this volume suits the desk as well as the armchair - a sturdy companion for students world history reading, for a homeschool history curriculum, or for anyone wanting a coherent line from ancient world to modern debates about nationhood and authority. Its Victorian era historiography is itself a window into how earlier readers organised the past. Read it for perspective on how history was taught, argued, and stitched into a single readable whole here. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure. For collectors building an antiquarian history collection, it offers period scholarship with enduring narrative drive; for general readers, it is an accessible map of the forces that shaped the world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353707048
• ISBN13: 9789353707040
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 678 Pages
• Weight: 3.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"