TY - BOOK AU - Wells, H. G. TI - A short history of the world SN - 9788175993198 U1 - 909 WEL-H PY - 2016/// CY - India PB - FingerPrint KW - World history KW - Chronology, Historical KW - History N1 - “The story of our world is a story that is still very imperfectly known.” From the very beginnings of life, spanning across the age of mammals evolving into monkeys, apes and sub-men; from the Neanderthaler to the early days of human adventure; from the beginnings of cultivations to priests, sages, kings and wars; and from the conquests to material knowledge, revolutions and reconstruction of the world.. here is a story of how life began and evolved into ‘us.’ A comprehensive and compelling account of the world history, H. G. Wells’ a Short History of the World is a thought-provoking masterpiece. Constructed on an evolutionary, anthropological and sociological basis, it is an immensely popular period piece that remains one of the most readable of its kind ER -