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Táto séria ponúka stručné a pútavé historické prehľady vybraných krajín. Každá kniha je navrhnutá tak, aby slúžila ako dostupný úvod do histórie pre študentov aj širšiu verejnosť. Vďaka ilustráciám a jasnému výkladu sú tieto zväzky ideálne pre cestovateľov, obchodníkov a každého, kto sa chce rýchlo zorientovať v histórii daného regiónu. Ide o cenný zdroj na získanie základného porozumenia kľúčovým historickým udalostiam a vývojom.

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