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Wallech, Steven.
World history : a concise thematic analysis / Steven Wallech, Long Beach City College, Craig Hendricks, Long Beach City College, Touraj Daryaee, University of California, Irvine, Anne Lynne Negus, Fullerton College, Peter P. Wan, Fullerton College, Gordon Morris Bakken, California State University, Fullerton ; Brenda Farrington, Developmental Editor, Chapman University.—Second edition.
volume cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-118-53266-9 (paperback : volume 1)—ISBN 978-1-118-53272-0 (paperback : volume 2) 1. World history. 2. Civilization—History. I. Title.
D20.W355 2013
909—dc23 2012037672