Europe Author:Tom B. Jones Originally published by Rand McNally in 1971, this volume provides the basic background of ancient and European history from prehistory to 1815 in a text that offers great flexibility and variety for both student and instructor. Attempting to avoid overemphasizing the easy generalizations and to demonstrate how sharply historians disagree on the... more » meaning of the past, the authors have compiled a succinct, clear textbook for introductory courses in European and world history.« less