A Concise Companion to History

Any book claiming to be a “companion to history”, to any history, is likely to be met with scepticism from the academic community. A justifiable question asked of its editor would be how can one single book reflect the nuances of change in the course of human history and how could it possibly provide an insight into such a vast swathe of time? The answer is that provided the editor is not attempting the impossible in trying to summarise the whole of human history then it is possible and can be done with great clarity and provide an exciting, stimulating...