World Civilizations: v. 1
Sources, Images and Interpretations
2nd Edition
Published on 1. September 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
394 pages
978-0-07-057813-5 (ISBN)
Description
This flexible two-volume anthology of primary, secondary and visual sources provides a broad introduction to the evolution of World Civilizations from ancient history to 1700. A wide selection of short documents, photographs, maps and charts is presented along with introduction, commentaries, guides, and questions designed to clarify the material and stimulate discussion. The reader is organized chronologically and regionally, and offers an alternate topic table of contents. This anthology gives students the insight into how historians use evidnece and make interpretations that underlie our understanding of World Civilizations.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
photographs, maps, charts
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Weight
450 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-057813-5 (9780070578135)
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Dennis Sherman | etc. | A. Tom Grunfield
World Civilizations: v. 1
Sources, Images and Interpretations
Book
07/2001
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McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
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Previous edition
Dennis Sherman | etc. | A. Tom Grunfeld
World Civilizations: v. 1
Sources, Images and Interpretations
Book
01/1994
McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
€23.55
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Persons
Dennis Sherman, John Jay College of Criminal Justice - Tom Gunfeld, Empire State College - Gerald Markowitz, John Jay College of Criminal Justice - David Rosner, Baruch College - Linda Heywood, Howard University.
Content
Volume I: Chapter 1: Early of Southwestern Asia and Northeastern AFrica. Chapter 2: India, to A.D. 500. Chapter 3: China, to A.D. 500. Chapter 4: The Mediterranean Basin: Grek Civilization. Chapter 5: The Mediterranean Basin: Roman Civilization and the Origins of Christianity. Chapter 6: The Rise of Islam. Chapter 7: India and Southeast Asia, 500-1500. Chapter 8: China and Japan, 500-1500. Chapter 9: The Mongols, the Turks and the Middle East, 100-1500. Chapter 10: The Struggle for Order in the West: Europe's Middle Ages, 500-1300. Chapter 11: Transitions in the West, 1300-1500. Chapter 12: Civilizations and Sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas, to 1500. Chapter 13: Global Encounters and Cultures in Conflict, 1500-1700, Chapter 14: Europe's Early Modern Era, 1500-1789. Chapter 15: Asia, 1500-1700.