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Understanding World Societies: A History (Second Edition)
Understanding World Societies A History - Second Edition Author:John P. McKay, Patricia Buckley Ebrey, Roger B. Beck, Clare Haru Crowston, Merry. E Weisner-Hanks, Jerry Davila Understanding World Societies, Second Edition, features a brief, question-driven narrative that models for students the inquiry-based methods used by historians and helps students understand what's really important to know about world history. — Contents: — The earliest human societies, to 2500 B.C.E. -- — The rise of the st... more »ate in Southwest Asia and the Nile Valley, 3200-500 B.C.E. --
The foundation of Indian society, to 300 B.C.E. --
China's classical age, to 221 B.C.E. --
The Greek experience, 3500-30 B.C.E. --
The world of Rome, ca. 1000 B.C.E.-400 C.E. --
East Asia and the spread of Buddhism, 221 B.C.E.-800 C.E. --
Continuity and change in Europe and Western Asia, 250-850 --
The Islamic world, 600-1400 --
African societies and kingdoms, 1000 B.C.E.-1500 C.E. --
The Americas, 2500 B.C.E.-1500 C.E. --
Cultural exchange in Central and Southern Asia, 300-1400 --
States and culture in East Asia, 800-1400 --
Europe in the Middle Ages, 800-1450 --
Europe in the Renaissance and Reformation, 1350-1600 --
The acceleration of global contact, 1450-1600 --
The Islamic world powers, 1300-1800 --
European power and expansion, 1500-1750 --
New worldviews and ways of life, 1540-1790 --
Africa and the world, 1400-1800 --
Continuity and change in East Asia, 1400-1800 --
Revolutions in the Atlantic world, 1775-1825 --
The revolution in energy and industry, 1760-1850 --
Ideologies of change in Europe, 1815-1914 --
Africa, the Ottoman Empire, and the new imperialism, 1800-1914 --
Asia and the Pacific in the age of imperialism, 1800-1914 --
The Americas in the age of imperialism, 1810-1910 --
World war and revolution, 1914-1929 --
Nationalism in Asia, 1914-1939 --
The Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945 --
Decolonization, revolution, and the Cold War, 1945-1968 --
Liberalization, 1968-2000s --
The contemporary world in historical perspective.« less