Physical description
The Book is part of a 25 volume set with red cloth bindings and gold filigree design to rib.
Publication type
non-fiction
Inscriptions & markings
Flyleaf has the title with Edited by Henry Smith Williams L.L.D. In twenty five volumes-Vol. XXIV and London “The Times” 1908 in Gothic script
Summary
In the 1908 edition of The Historians' History of the World, Volume 24 acts as the definitive survey of the "Eastern Question" and the peripheral powers of Europe. It shifts focus away from the Western powers of the time to examine the complex histories of the East and the South. The contents cover, Poland, the Balkans, Turkey, and Minor Nations
Volume 24 becomes a geographically diverse volume that covers the history of several regions that were, in 1908, centres of intense geopolitical tension.
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References
- Hathi Trust Digital Library: Metadata and indices for The Historians' History of the World (Vol. 24), identifying the specific sections on Poland and the Balkans.
- Internet Archive: Digital scans of the 1908 "The Times" (London) edition, confirming the inclusion of the Ottoman Empire and the Modern Greek state.
- Google Books Bibliographic Data: Catalog entries for the 1907/1908 edition by Henry Smith Williams, listing "Poland, The Balkans, Turkey" as the primary subject headers.
- WorldCat (OCLC): Records of the 25-volume set held in major research libraries, verifying the chronological and thematic boundaries of the penultimate narrative volume.
