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Encyclopedia of World History 
Summary
The Encyclopedia of World History is a classic single-volume work detailing world history. The first through fifth editions were edited by William L. Langer.
 Cover of the 1948 edition | |
| Author | William L. Langer (ed., I-V) Sir Peter Stearns (ed., VI) |
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| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Co. |
Publication date | 1940 |
| OCLC | 226204766 |
The Sixth Edition contained over 20,000 entries and was overseen by Peter N. Stearns. It was made available online until removed in 2009.
Preceding works edit
- Ploetz, Karl (1860s). Auszug aus der alten, mittleren und neueren Geschichte. Project Gutenberg.
A reference work of German and central European history.
- Channing, Edward (1883). Tillinghast, William H (ed.). An Epitome of Ancient, Medieval, and Modern History. Houghton Mifflin Company.
A translated and expanded edition of Dr. Karl Ploetz's 'Epitome of History' with new sections on England and the United States.
- Tillinghast, William H, ed. (1915). A Handbook of Universal History. Houghton Mifflin Company.
A revised edition of An Epitome of Ancient, Medieval, and Modern History.
- Barnes, Harry Elmer; Tillinghast, William H; Imlah, Albert H.; Peardon, Thomas Preston; Wuorinen, John Henry, eds. (1925). A Manual of Universal History. Houghton Mifflin Company. LCCN 25025211.
A revised and expanded edition of A Handbook of Universal History.
Publication history edit
First five editions edit
An Encyclopedia of World History: Advanced, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged.
Compiled and Edited by William L. Langer, Coolidge Professor of History, (Emeritus by 1968), Harvard University.
- First Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company. 1940. LCCN 43036919.
A completely rewritten and updated edition of A Manual of Universal History, and its predecessors.
- Revised Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company. 1948. LCCN 48011571. free download
- Revised Third Edition, illustrated with Maps. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1952. LCCN 52009589.
- Fourth Edition, revised and enlarged, with Maps and Genealogical Tables. Houghton Mifflin Company. 1968. ISBN 0-245-59622-4. LCCN 68014147.
- Fifth Edition, revised and enlarged, with Maps and Genealogical Tables. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. April 1972. ISBN 0-395-13592-3. LCCN 72186219.
Sixth Edition (2001) edit
Stearns, Peter N (ed.). The Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, chronologically arranged. A completely revised and updated edition of the classic reference work originally compiled and edited by William L. Langer.
- Houghton Mifflin Company (September 2001) ISBN 0-395-65237-5
- James Clarke & Co Ltd. (January 2002) ISBN 0-227-67968-7
- Easton Press (2006)