A Short History of the World (Blainey book)

A Short History of the World is a general history non-fiction book written by Australian historian Geoffrey Blainey. First published in 2000 by Penguin Books, it describes over 4 million years of history, from before the first people left Africa, through to the current day.

A Short History of the World

Author	Geoffrey Blainey
Subject	General history
Publisher	Penguin Books
Publication date	2000
Media type	Hard cover
Pages	669
ISBN	0-670-88036-1
OCLC	45755675

In 2007 Blainey released an abridged (492 pages) paperback version of the book titled A Very Short History of the World.^[1] He also released a double audio CD set of the same name.

Other books of the same title

A book of the same title was written by H. G. Wells in 1920.^[2]

British historian John Roberts published A Short History of the World in 1997, as a follow-up to his larger 1994 book History of the World.^[3]