Civilizations Past and Present, Combined Volume, 13th edition

Published by Pearson (July 14, 2021) © 2021

  • Robert R. Edgar Howard University
  • Neil J. Hackett St. Louis University
  • George F. Jewsbury Centre des Etudes Russe, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales
  • Barbara A. Molony Santa Clara University
  • Matthew S. Gordon Miami University
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Civilizations Past and Present presents a narrative exploration of world history and cultures. The authors treat the development and growth of civilization as a global phenomenon involving the interaction of all of the world's cultures. The text illustrates this global interaction through examination of the various elements of history: social, economic, political, military, religious, aesthetic, legal and technological. The authors emphasize world trends while carefully avoiding placing these trends within a Western conceptual basis.

The 13th Edition has been substantially revised to present the most current interpretations of historical events.

  1. Stone Age Societies and the Earliest Civilizations of the Near East
  2. Early Chinese Civilization
  3. Early Indian Civilizations
  4. The Greeks 2000-30 BCE
  5. Rome, 900 BCE to 476 CE
  6. The Eastern Mediterranean World, 300-950 CE
  7. The Islamic World, 950-1300 CE
  8. African Beginnings
  9. The Americas to 1500
  10. The Creation of Europe: 300-1500
  11. Culture, Power, and Trade in the Era of Asian Hegemony, 220-1350
  12. The Great Dynastic Empires of Eurasia, 1300-1650
  13. East Asian Cultural and Political Systems, 1300-1650
  14. New Ways of Thinking: 1300-1700: Renaissance, Reformations, and Scientific Revolution
  15. Global Encounters: Europe and the New World Economy, 1400-1650
  16. Europe: The Rise of the Nation States, 1500-1815
  17. Africa in the World Economy, 1650-1850
  18. Asian and Middle Eastern Empires and Nations, 1650-1815
  19. The Americas, 1650-1825
  20. The European Century, 1815-1914
  21. Africa and the Near East During the Age of European Imperialism
  22. Imperialism and Modernity in Asia and the Pacific, 1815-1914
  23. The Americas, 1825-1914
  24. World War I: The Origins and Consequences of a European Tragedy
  25. The Failure of the Liberal Model and the Rise of Authoritarianism
  26. World War II
  27. Forging New Nations in Asia, 1910-1950
  28. National Movements and the Drive for Independence in the Near East and Africa from the 1920s to 1950s
  29. The West Since 1945: Cold War and Confused Peace
  30. The Near East and Africa Since 1945
  31. Latin America Since 1910
  32. Asia and the South Pacific Since 1945

Volume I includes chapters 1-16; Volume II includes chapters 16-32.

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