''A Short History of the World'' is a general history non-fiction book written by Australian historian
Geoffrey Blainey
Geoffrey Norman Blainey (born 11 March 1930) is an Australian historian, academic, best selling author and commentator. He is noted for having written authoritative texts on the economic and social history of Australia, including '' The Tyranny ...
. First published in 2000 by
Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a British publishing house. It was co-founded in 1935 by Allen Lane with his brothers Richard and John, as a line of the publishers The Bodley Head, only becoming a separate company the following year.book of the same title was written by H. G. Wells in 1920.
British historian
John Roberts
John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is an American lawyer and jurist who has served as the 17th chief justice of the United States since 2005. Roberts has authored the majority opinion in several landmark cases, including '' Nat ...
published ''A Short History of the World'' in 1997, as a follow-up to his larger 1994 book ''History of the World''.''A Short History of the World'' John M. Roberts
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References
* Blainey, Geoffery (2000). ''A Short History Of The World''. Penguin Books, Victoria.
Claremont Review of Books
The ''Claremont Review of Books'' (''CRB'') is a quarterly review of politics and statesmanship published by the conservative Claremont Institute. A typical issue consists of several book reviews and a selection of essays on topics of conservati ...