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Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks, Patricia Buckley Ebrey, Roger B. Beck, Jerry Davila, Clare Haru Crowston, John P. McKay

• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN: 9781319244552
• eBook ISBN: 9781319304584
• Edition: 12
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: World History
• Index: History

A History of World Societies provides a concise overview of world history by sharing the cultural stories of global people -- all through a regional lens.

Table of contents

• About this Book
• Chapter 1 The Earliest Human Societies, to 2500 B.C.E.
• Chapter 2 Complex Societies in Southwest Asia and the Nile Valley, 3800–500 B.C.E.
• Chapter 3 The Foundation of Indian Society, to 300 C.E.
• Chapter 4 China’s Classical Age, to 221 B.C.E.
• Chapter 5 The Greek Experience, 3500–30 B.C.E.
• Chapter 6 The World of Rome, ca. 1000 B.C.E.–400 C.E.
• Chapter 7 East Asia and the Spread of Buddhism, 221 B.C.E.–845 C.E.
• Chapter 8 Continuity and Change in Europe and Western Asia, 250–850
• Chapter 9 The Islamic World, 600–1400
• Chapter 10 African Societies and Kingdoms, 1000 B.C.E.–1500 C.E.
• Chapter 11 The Americas, to 1500 C.E.
• Chapter 12 States and Cultures in East Asia, 800–1400
• Chapter 13 Cultural Exchange in Central and Southern Asia, 300–1400
• Chapter 14 Europe and Western Asia in the Middle Ages, 800–1450
• Chapter 15 Europe in the Renaissance and Reformation, 1350–1600
• Chapter 16 The Acceleration of Global Contact, 1450–1600
• Chapter 17 The Islamic World Powers, 1300–1800
• Chapter 18 European Power and Expansion, 1500–1750
• Chapter 19 New Worldviews and Ways of Life, 1540–1790
• Chapter 20 Africa and the World, 1400–1800
• Chapter 21 Continuity and Change in East Asia, 1400–1800
• Chapter 22 Revolutions in the Atlantic World, 1775–1825
• Chapter 23 The Revolution in Energy and Industry, 1760–1850
• Chapter 24 Ideologies of Change in Europe, 1815–1914
• Chapter 25 Africa, the Ottoman Empire, and the New Imperialism, 1800–1914
• Chapter 26 Asia and the Pacific in the Era of Imperialism, 1800–1914
• Chapter 27 The Americas in the Age of Liberalism, 1810–1917
• Chapter 28 World War and Revolution, 1914–1929
• Chapter 29 Nationalism in Asia, 1914–1939
• Chapter 30 The Great Depression and World War II, 1929–1945
• Chapter 31 Decolonization, Revolution, and the Cold War, 1945–1968
• Chapter 32 Liberalization and Liberation, 1968–2000s
• Chapter 33 The Contemporary World in Historical Perspective
• Notes
• Acknowledgments
• Glossary
• Index
• About the Authors
• Inside Back Cover
• Back Cover