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| Author | Geoffrey Blainey |
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| Subject | General history |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
Publication date | 2000 |
| Media type | Hard cover |
| Pages | 669 |
| ISBN | 0-670-88036-1 |
| OCLC | 45755675 |
A Short History of the World is a general history non-fiction book written by Australian historian Geoffrey Blainey. First published in 2000 by Penguin Books, it describes over 4 million years of history, from before the first people left Africa, through to the current day.
In 2007 Blainey released an abridged (492 pages) paperback version of the book titled A Very Short History of the World.[1] He also released a double audio CD set of the same name.
Abook of the same title was written by H. G. Wells in 1920.[2]
British historian John Roberts published A Short History of the World in 1997, as a follow-up to his larger 1994 book History of the World.[3]
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