This five-volume set presents some 1,000 comprehensive and fully illustrated histories of the most famous sites in the world. Entries include location, description, and site details, and a 3,000- to 4,000-word essay that provides a full history of the site and its condition today. An annotated further reading list of books and articles about the site completes each entry.
The geographically organized volumes include: * Volume 1: The Americas * [ 1-884964-00-1] * Volume 2: Northern Europe * [ 1-884964-01-X] * Volume 3: Southern Europe * [ 1-884964-02-8] * Volume 4: Middle East & Africa * [ 1-884964-03-6] * Volume 5: Asia & Oceania * [ 1-884964-04-4]
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"This is a distinguished and attractive work, scholarly and informative; well worth a place in any reference library." - Reference Reviews
Historic Places by Country, Editors Note, Contributors, The Dictionary,
Index, Notes on Contributors
Trudy Ring, Noelle Watson, Paul Schellinger
