| A Short History of the World | |
| Author: | Geoffrey Blainey |
| Subject: | General history |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books |
| Pub Date: | 2000 |
| Media Type: | Hard cover |
| Pages: | 669 |
| Isbn: | 0-670-88036-1 |
| Oclc: | 45755675 |
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.
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.
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]