Civilization Past and Present, Single Volume Edition

Name: Civilization Past and Present, Single Volume Edition
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ISBN: 9780321236135

ISBN-10: 0321236130

ISBN-13: 9780321236135

Edition: 11th 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Palmira Brummett, George Jewsbury, Clyde Lewis, Neil J. Hackett, Robert Edgar

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The authors of the Eleventh Edition ofCivilization Past and Present—specialists in Islamic, African, Asian, Ancient, Russian, and East European history—weave the diverse trends of world history into a clear and accessible analysis for today's students. Civilization Past and Present, well known in the marketplace as a highly readable survey text, delivers a strong narrative of world history and a level of detail that is manageable for students and solid for instructors. Using images and documents that enhance the text's content, the narrative traces connections across cultures and introduces intriguing avenues of historical interpretation. The text examines all aspects of world…

Book details

List price: $138.60
Edition: 11th
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Longman Publishing
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 1184
Size: 9.00" wide x 11.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 5.544
Language: English



Documents


Maps


Global Issues


Discovery


Through Maps


Chapter Opener Image Descriptions


To the Instructor


To the Student



Stone Age Societies and the Earliest Civilizations of the Near East


The Origins of Humankind


Preliterate Cultures


Preliterate Society and Religion


Mesopotamia: The First Civilization


The Babylonian Empire, c. 2000-1600 b.c.e.


Egypt: Gift of the Nile


Mesopotamian Successors to Babylon, c. 1600 - 550 B.C.E.


Later Empires of Western Asia, 550 - 331 B.C.E.


Document


The Great Hymn to the Aton and Psalm 104


Document


The Majesty of Darius the Great: A Persian Royal Inscription


Discovery Through Maps


The Oldest Known Map: Catul Huuml;yuuml;k



Ancient


China: Origins to Empire


Prehistory to 220 c.e.


The Origins of China, 6500 b.c.e. - 221 b.c.e.


The Qin and Han Empires, 221 b.c.e. -220 c.e.


Document


The Wisdom of Confucius


Document


Legalism: The Theories of Han Feizi (d. 233 b.c.e.)


Document


From The Book of Songs "A Simple Rustic You Seemed."



Ancient India: From Origins to 300 c.e.


Early India


Dramatic Developments in Religion and Culture, 600-320 b.c.e.


The Mauryan Empire and Other Kingdoms, 320 b.c.e. -300 c.e.


Emergent Hinduism and Buddhism, 200 b.c.e. -300 c.e.


The Meeting of East and West: Networks of Exch