THE UNIVERSAL HISTORY OF PEOPLES AND CIVILISATIONS – Human events from Pre-Historic Times to the Contemporary Age
(Storia Universale dei Popoli e delle Civiltà – Le vicende umane dalla Preistoria all’Età Contemporanea)

The need for a historiographic research that, on the basis of the most up-to-date surveys, can broaden the individual’s own subject of study, is increasingly being felt.
The Storia Universale dei Popoli e delle Civiltà avoids an approach-by-compartments, and on the one hand, introduces the reader to political, military and diplomatic events, and on the other, evokes material life, cultural forms and the mentalities of countries and social groups.
The Storia Universale dei Popoli e delle Civiltà does not limit itself to a portrait gallery of the protagonists, but presents a complete overview of all the peoples and how, in their development, have been conditioned by geographical, economic, ideological and social factors.
This is an example of "total history" which makes the stimuli and suggestions of other social sciences its own to provide an exhaustive picture of the past and a unified vision of the historical period under examination.
This is an imposing work which embraces the enormous variety of life-styles and identifies the specific ideal heritage of each people. Only by unravelling the long and uninterrupted thread of history is it possible to see each culture as a whole, and understand the complexities of the influences to which it is subject.
The scholars from Italy and abroad that have worked on this publication offer their competence in clear and accessible language to everyone.
The work contains approximately 10,000 pages with illustrations, tables, diagrams, and geographical and topographical maps.