A dictionary of world history, 2d ed.9780199202478 A dictionary of world history, 2d ed. Ed. by Elizabeth Martin. Oxford U. Press 2006 712 pages $39.95 Hardcover Oxford paperback reference D9 This update of the 2000 edition brings the encyclopedic dictionary An encyclopedic dictionary typically includes a large number of short listings, arranged alphabetically, and discussing a wide range of topics. Encyclopedic dictionaries can be general, containing articles on topics in many different fields; or they can specialize in a particular into the 21st century with new/revised information on recent historical events, e.g., the current Iraq War and biographies of such key figures as George W. Bush, Osama bin Laden Osama bin Laden: see bin Laden, Osama. , and Pope Benedict XVI  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. . It also
covers major religious and political movements, international
organizations, battles, and places from prehistory prehistory, period of human evolution before writing was invented and records kept. The term was coined by Daniel Wilson in 1851. It is followed by protohistory, the period for which we have some records but must still rely largely on archaeological evidence to to the present. The
estimated 4,000 concise A-Z entries take into account new national
borders, and are cross-referenced. Maps (the sole illustrations) depict
countries and routes, e.g, of the African slave trade
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