Sources of World Civilization
A Diversity of Traditions, Volume 1
3rd Edition
Published on 19. June 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-13-182483-6 (ISBN)
Description
This two volume reader spans the world and its history from the third millennium B.C. to the late 20th century. The illuminating anthology examines significant documents that will acquaint students with major world civilizations and help them understand the historical forces and ideas that have shaped the world in which they live.
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-13-182483-6 (9780131824836)
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Content
I. EARLY CIVILIZATIONS.
The Epic of Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh. Egyptian Society: Hymn to the Nile; Lansing Papyrus. The Code of Hammurabi: The Code of Hammurabi. Hebrew Scriptures: Genesis; Exodus; Isaiah; Lamentations. Rig Veda: Song of Creation. The Hindu Caste System: The Laws of Manu. Early China: Mandate of Heaven.
II. THE CLASSICAL WORLD.
Homer: The Iliad; The Odyssey. Plato: The Republic. Aristotle: The Politics. Polybius: Histories. Suetonius: The Lives of the Caesars. Juvenal: The Third Satire. The Christian Scriptures: The Gospel According to Matthew; The Acts of the Apostles; The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans. Confucius: Analects. Ssu Ma Chi'en: Records of the Grand Historian. Hinduism: Bhagavad Gita. Buddhism: The Foundation of the Kingdom of Righteousness; Dhammapada, Ashoka; Buddhism in China.
III. THE POST-CLASSICAL WORLD.
Augustine of Hippo: The Enchiridion. Muhammad: The Koran. Al-Farabi: The Perfect State. Futo No Yasumaro: The Kojiki or Records of Ancient Matters. Benedict of Nursia: Rule of St. Benedict. Einhard: The Life of Charlemagne. Cultural Conflict in the Post-Classical Mediterranean: Perspectives on the 1st Crusade. Magna Carta: Magna Carta. Ssu-Ma Kwang: Ancestral Rites. Marco Polo: The Book of Ser Marco Polo. St. Thomas Aquinas: Summa Contra Gentiles. Southeast Asia: Thai Civilization. D.T. Niane: Sundiata.
The Epic of Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh. Egyptian Society: Hymn to the Nile; Lansing Papyrus. The Code of Hammurabi: The Code of Hammurabi. Hebrew Scriptures: Genesis; Exodus; Isaiah; Lamentations. Rig Veda: Song of Creation. The Hindu Caste System: The Laws of Manu. Early China: Mandate of Heaven.
II. THE CLASSICAL WORLD.
Homer: The Iliad; The Odyssey. Plato: The Republic. Aristotle: The Politics. Polybius: Histories. Suetonius: The Lives of the Caesars. Juvenal: The Third Satire. The Christian Scriptures: The Gospel According to Matthew; The Acts of the Apostles; The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans. Confucius: Analects. Ssu Ma Chi'en: Records of the Grand Historian. Hinduism: Bhagavad Gita. Buddhism: The Foundation of the Kingdom of Righteousness; Dhammapada, Ashoka; Buddhism in China.
III. THE POST-CLASSICAL WORLD.
Augustine of Hippo: The Enchiridion. Muhammad: The Koran. Al-Farabi: The Perfect State. Futo No Yasumaro: The Kojiki or Records of Ancient Matters. Benedict of Nursia: Rule of St. Benedict. Einhard: The Life of Charlemagne. Cultural Conflict in the Post-Classical Mediterranean: Perspectives on the 1st Crusade. Magna Carta: Magna Carta. Ssu-Ma Kwang: Ancestral Rites. Marco Polo: The Book of Ser Marco Polo. St. Thomas Aquinas: Summa Contra Gentiles. Southeast Asia: Thai Civilization. D.T. Niane: Sundiata.